ST PETERSBURG, Fla — St. Petersburg Police said an 11-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by his brother in a home Friday afternoon.
According to St. Petersburg Police, officers were called to a home at the 1400 block of 43rd Street South after a report of a gunshot wound to a boy. St. Petersburg Police said the child died at the scene.
Police said Amir was home with his 14-year-old brother and 13-year-old sister because there was no school today.
St. Petersburg Police said the 14-year-old admitted he was playing with the gun and accidentally shot his brother.
According to police, the gun was reported as stolen on April 24th in St. Petersburg. Detectives are investigating how the 14-year-old got the gun.
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