11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

An 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot to death by his sibling inside of their Wisconsin home, police said.

The incident occurred on Friday when the Racine Police Department in Wisconsin received a call at 10:33 p.m. reporting that a juvenile had been struck by gunfire and was being taken to the hospital by his family, according to a statement from the Racine Police Department.

“When officers arrived at the hospital, they located an 11-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound,” police said. “The 11-year-old male did not survive his injury.”

Preliminary information indicate that the incident took place inside a home in the 2600 block of Prospect Street in Racine and that the victim was “accidentally shot by a sibling,” authorities confirmed.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/11-year-boy-accidentally-shot-death-sibling-inside/story?id=121977751

[Botany]

1. So much for keeping guns in your home for "safety."

More guns = more gun deaths.

[sdfernando]

2. How many is that now?

I don't know all the specifics of course, but I lean toward charging the parents.

[kimbutgar]

3. The child who accidentally shot his brother will be messed up with guilt and sadness the rest of their life

I feel sorry for that child and blame the parents for allowing a gun accessible to young children. I hope the parents are prosecuted.

[maxsolomon]

4. This nation is deeply fucked up.

But nothing will change. Negligent dumbfucks will continue to keep handguns negligently in their house for protection against negligible threats, when the gun itself is the threat.

RIP dead kid.

FYI, there are 5 houses in the 2600 Block of Prospect St. in Racine WI. 2613 Prospect is the one with a late model mini van and kids toys in the yard.

[IbogaProject]

5. The price of freedom and liberty

What stupidity with our gun fetish.

[timms139]

6. The stupidity lies

with people who aren't responsible owners. I am a lifetime Democrat and gun owner and my children were never able to get to my firearms . They were warned of what would happen if they tried and taught about how death from a bullet couldn't be taken back like an insult. I don't hunt but I have them as protection from irresponsible people who use them for unlawful reasons. I was a law enforcement officer and seen firsthand what can happen with firearms .

[maxsolomon]

7. Irresponsible people are always going to have guns.

They're cheap, plentiful, and easy to obtain (all you have to do is lie about your drug and alcohol use - it works every time unless you're a Democratic President's son).

The 2nd Amendment and it's attendant consequences are a core element of American Culture. Negligence will always be with us.