ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 14-year-old Florida boy told police he accidentally shot his 11-year-old brother after finding a gun in an alley near their home, authorities said.
St. Petersburg police responded to the family’s home shortly after noon Friday and found Amir Williams suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a police news release. The boy died on the spot.
The students had Friday off from school and Amir was home with his older brother and 13-year-old sister, police said. The children’s mother was not at home.
Amir’s brother told investigators that he found the gun and that no one else in the family knew he had it. Police were working with prosecutors to determine whether criminal charges would be filed.
The weapon was reported stolen in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
