US teen kills brother with gun found in an alley
ST. PETERSBURG: A 14-year-old Florida boy told police he accidentally shot and killed his 11-yearold 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 on Friday and found Amir Williams suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a police news release. The boy died at the scene.
Students had the day off from school on Friday, and Amir was home with his older brother and 13-year-old sister, police said. The children’s mother wasn’t at home.
Amir’s brother told investigators he found the gun and that no one else in the family knew he had it. Police were working with prosecutors to determine if any criminal charges would be filed. The gun was reported stolen on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
In a separate development, six people were shot late on Friday outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital, police said. The shootings happened around 11:30pm in the Dupont Circle neighbourhood of Washington.
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle said officers were called after a dispute started inside the nightclub and “spilled into the street.” The six people who were shot had non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police arrested a suspect nearby and recovered a firearm, Kyle said. Police did not immediately provide additional details about the suspect or what prompted the dispute.
The District of Columbia is struggling with a sharp increase in violent crime, which rose 39% in 2023. That was largely fueled by a 35% jump in homicides while carjackings nearly doubled.
In an another case, an arrest warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was heading home from work. Chicago police said on Saturday in a community alert that the warrant was issued Friday and that the department is seeking information that will lead to the man’s apprehension.
“The subject should be considered armed and dangerous,” police said, adding that anyone who sees him should not approach the man but should call 911.