Teen accidentally kills his younger brother with a gun found in an alley

A 14-year-old lad told constabulary helium accidentally changeable his 11-year-old brother.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 14-year-old Florida lad told constabulary helium accidentally changeable and killed his 11-year-old member aft uncovering a weapon successful an alley adjacent their home, authorities said.

St. Petersburg constabulary responded to the family's location soon aft noon connected Friday and recovered Amir Williams suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a constabulary quality release. The lad died astatine the scene.

Students had the time disconnected from schoolhouse connected Friday, and Amir was location with his older member and 13-year-old sister, constabulary said. The children's parent wasn't home.

Amir's member told investigators helium recovered the weapon and that nary 1 other successful the household knew helium had it. Police were moving with prosecutors to find if immoderate transgression charges would beryllium filed.

The weapon was reported stolen connected Wednesday successful St. Petersburg.