US Politics | Tragic details emerge as 8-year-old is shot dead by his 10-year-old brother in front of horrified sibling

AN eight-year-old has died after accidentally being shot by his 10-year-old brother while another sibling was present, cops say. The tragedy occurred in the only bedroom of an apartment while the three siblings were home alone, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. An eight-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead by his brotherNBC Police continue to investigate the incidentNBC Police responded to the scene at the Bear Creek Crossing Apartments in Texas right around 3pm local time on Monday. The eldest sibling, 13, called 911 after the middle brother shot the eight-year-old in the upper torso, police said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two siblings were not injured. READ MORE TEXAS STORIES HOSPITAL HORROR 'Motive' emerges in Dallas hospital shooting that killed 2 nurses SICK PLOT Rapist gets life in prison after kidnapping girl & yanking off braces with pliers Only one shot was fired, police said. It is not known where the shotgun came from and who it may have belonged to. It is also not yet known if the gun was already loaded or if the siblings had loaded it. Gonzalez said that the family had recently moved to the Houston area. Most read in The US Sun VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills TOO TRAGIC Teen Mom fans sob as Gary Shirley's wife bawls over Amber Portwood custody loss 'SCARED I WAS NEXT' Foul-mouthed haunting confession of Kristin Smart's killer revealed WASH TRAGEDY 'World's dirtiest man' dies just months after taking first shower in 67 YEARS CASHING IN Direct payments worth up to $1,050 will start going out to millions in days NO MORE Kanye 'loses billionaire status' after being dropped for antisemitic remarks The sheriff added that the incident was ...preventable... and reminded residents to follow proper gun safety within homes. Free gun locks are offered to residents by the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Read More on The US Sun DECISION TIME Serena Williams' stepmom's bid to save childhood home to be decided in days JUSTICE AT LAST Parade killer found guilty of murder of 6 after crashing car into crowd The boy who died has not been publicly identified. The incident remains under investigation.

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