Eight-year-old shot dead by brother who thought he was holding BB gun

[Peikko 1,575]

An eight-year-old boy has been shot and killed by his brother who mistakenly thought the loaded handgun he was holding was a BB gun, US police have said.

Three siblings were visiting their 19-year-old uncle on Saturday when one pulled the trigger of the gun, hitting his brother, named as Sammy Lorenzo, in the chest.

Emergency services were called to the house in Cincinnati, Ohio at around 4pm. The boy was taken to hospital and rushed into surgery, but later died, Cincinnati Police Lt. Don Luck told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

One of the brothers “kept telling the story of how it happened, over and over again,” Lt. Luck said. “It's so sad.”

“We walked in through the front door here that's in to the kitchen area and the child was laying on his back with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was conscious and alert at that time,” Sgt. Jim Perkins told the Fox 19 news channel.

"I think everyone is pretty much upset, considering the circumstances, and at this point we don’t know where the adult was inside the house and that’s why we’re conducting the investigation at this time," he added.

No charges are expected to be filled against the child, but it's too early to tell whether charges will be filed against any adults, Lt. Luck said.

So sad, another unnecessary death.

[Peikko 1,575]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/eightyearold-shot-dead-by-brother-who-thought-he-was-holding-bb-gun-9163928.html

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Just another day in America. The tree of liberty has been watered. Unfortunately, it only takes blood.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Freedom isn't free! Good 'Mericans love their guns, and worship at the feet of real leaders like Vlad Putin!

[Peikko 1,575]

The guy in charge of the gun should be charged with negligent manslaughter, in my opinion. His gun, his responsibility. Lock your guns up or face the music. (About the only way that shouldn't be the case is if he took all reasonable precautions, locked the guns up, ensured the key was out of reach and yet they still found the gun, well...too sad.)

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The guy in charge of the gun should be charged with negligent manslaughter, in my opinion. His gun, his responsibility. Lock your guns up or face the music. (About the only way that shouldn't be the case is if he took all reasonable precautions, locked the guns up, ensured the key was out of reach and yet they still found the gun, well...too sad.)

Bingo. But that's not going to happen. Seemingly never does. Instead people will speak of a tragic accident. It's not a tragic accident. It's a crime that law enforcement will turn the usual blind eye to. And that is not the least of the reasons why we will have many more of these deaths. And then we pretend that we're shocked - just for a second - and then we move on until the next child kills another child. And the NRA celebrates the watering of the the tree of liberty. They probably think it grows stronger when watered with blood of the young and innocent.

[Peikko 1,575]

Apparently such accidents are merely the thinning of the herd. If you are too stupid to know how to avoid being killed by your brother shooting you then you are too stupid to live.. Beggars belief.