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WHITE SPRINGS, Fla. — A 15-year-old north Florida girl and her 11-year-old sister are accused of fatally shooting their 16-year-old brother while their parents were away.

Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies say the girls went to the High Springs Police Department about 10 p.m. Monday to report that their brother was dead. Police called the sheriff’s office and deputies arrived at the home in nearby White Springs and found the boy dead in the living room.

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Sheriff’s spokesman Murray Smith told The Gainesville Sun the 11-year-old somehow assisted in the shooting but “she didn’t pull the trigger.” He added that the older girl got the gun from a room that had been locked by her parents.

A three-year-old sibling was in the home at the time and is now in state custody. Department of Children and Families spokesman John Harrell said the agency is working with deputies to determine what happened and to help the surviving siblings.