A 13-year-old girl has died after allegedly being shot in the back of the head by her nine-year-old brother because she refused to give him a video game controller, according to authorities in Monroe County, Mississippi.
www.independent.co.uk reports that the child was rushed to the Le Bonheur’s Children’s Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee, but could not be saved as the bullet had entered her brain, it is reported in local press.
She died on Sunday evening.
Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said she had been shot with a .25 calibre handgun, according to Mississippi news source the Clarion-Ledger.
It is not yet known how her brother got hold of the gun or whether he was aware of the consequences of his actions.
“He’s just nine. I assume he’s seen this on video games or TV,” said Sheriff Cantrell, as reported in the Clarion-Ledger.
“I don’t know if he knew exactly what this would do. I can’t answer that. I do know it’s a tragedy.
source. www.independent.co.uk
