14-year-old arrested in wounding of 13-year-old brother
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly shooting his 13-year-old brother in the chest.
Officer Charley Davidson says the younger brother was hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being shot around 12:15 p.m. Monday.
Davidson says there was a handgun in the room where the brothers had been playing video games and that the 14-year-old had been handling the weapon when it was discharged. The older brother was booked on juvenile charges of criminal possession of a firearm, aggravated battery and possession of marijuana.
Davidson says the shooting is under investigation and that he couldn't say whether it was accidental or intentional.