A young child accidentally killed his 12-year-old brother Saturday after shooting him with an abandoned gun he found in the woods behind their home, police say
The 5-year-old told officials he found the weapon and, thinking it was a toy, accidentally shot his brother in the chest, the police department in Griffin, Georgia, said in a news release. His brother was transported to a hospital where he died from his injuries.Earlier that day, Griffin police said, officers attempted a traffic stop in the area, but three men were able to escape the vehicle and fled"behind houses in close proximity to where this shooting occurred.
' It was loaded and killed him. Think about that mother. The next day, Mother's Day, and one boy is dead by the hand of his younger brother."A 7-year-old boy was shot in the face and killed in a drive-by shooting in PennsylvaniaThe police department's Criminal Investigation Division is looking for the person suspected of abandoning the gun.
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