Police say 6-year-old boy stabbed 2-year-old brother to death in Joliet, Illinois
JOLIET, Ill. -- A 6-year-old boy stabbed his 2-year-old brother to death in Joliet late Friday afternoon, police said.Joliet police were called at 5:04 p.m. to the 2700 block of Fairway Drive, near Pembroke Road, for a child who had been stabbed. They found the 2-year-old boy in the house with multiple stab wounds, police said.A preliminary investigation determined the toddler had been stabbed with a kitchen knife by his 6-year-old brother, police said.
English was not sure if there were other children in the home besides the two brothers.Numerous questions remained Friday night about what exactly happened. Detectives late Friday were still trying to determine what led up to and precipitated the incident. But English said it was likely that the answers there might never come.English said the 6-year-old was at the police station with officers late Friday, and his grandfather was believed to be there with him.
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