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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBoy, 6, Dies After Allegedly Being Shot in Head by Neighbor, 4: Source
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Boy-Shot-Head-Neighbor-Toms-River-New-Jersey-Rifle-202085271.htmlA 6-year-old New Jersey boy has died after being shot in the head with a rifle by his 4-year-old neighbor, a law enforcement source says.
Brandon Holt died at Jersey Shore Medical Center, where he was taken with a bullet lodged in his brain Monday evening, police said. He had been playing in the younger boy's yard when he was shot.
It's not clear if the 4-year-old pulled the trigger or if the rifle accidentally discharged.
Authorities said the two boys were outside the 4-year-old's home in Toms River when the gun, a .22-caliber rifle, went off at about 7 p.m. The parents were nearby and heard the shot; the boy's mother called 911.
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Boy, 6, Dies After Allegedly Being Shot in Head by Neighbor, 4: Source (Original Post)
jpak
Apr 2013
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Ilsa
(61,707 posts)1. Where was a parent or caregiver who was supposed to be supervising?
This is another horrible tragedy caused by neglect and availability of a loaded weapon.
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)2. Oh no.
I hope he isn't related to a friend of mine.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)3. Charge the gun's IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER with homicide.
If you leave a loaded gun where a child can get it and hurt someone, YOU are fully responsible.
Gun nutters saying it's somebody's fault for not teaching the 4 YO gun safety to chime in any second now...........
riverbendviewgal
(4,254 posts)5. I agree
no probation, hard time in jail for years.
Beaverhausen
(24,472 posts)4. Do guns accidentally discharge?