Two young relatives died in a matter of minutes at the tragic scene. Police believe the gun was brought by the 17-year-old, who was likely showing it off when someone accidentally fired it.
Charly EdsittyA teen and a child both died in a matter of minutes at a tragic scene in north Houston on Wednesday night, according to police.Investigators said the child, who is as young as 10 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 17-year-old who brought the gun to the home died at the hospital after shooting himself, according to HPD.
A group of children, ages 10 to 17, were gathered at an apartment complex in the 6200 block of Arto Street near Hardy Street. Police believe they are all related.Another juvenile in the group was handling the gun when it accidentally fired around 8:20 p.m., striking the child who was killed, police said.
That's when the 17-year-old grabbed the weapon and ran to a wooded area near the complex. Family members reportedly tried to talk to him because he was upset. Officials said the teen fired a few shots. One of them hit the apartment complex, but nobody was hurt. Then, he turned the gun on himself."As far as the weapon, we are not sure if the weapon was inside the home or if the individual was carrying the weapon himself. Again, we're conducting an investigation on that portion," Asst. Chief Keith Seafous said.
HPD is reminding all gun owners to properly store and lock up their weapons in order to keep them out of the hands of children.
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