A 3-year-old Payson boy shot and killed his 1½ -year-old brother after the boys found a handgun in a neighbor’s apartment and took it to another room, the eastern Arizona town’s police chief said Wednesday.
Police Chief Don Engler said his department’s investigation of the Tuesday shooting will take about a week. Results will be forwarded to the Gila County Attorney’s Office for a decision on whether to prosecute anybody, he said.
“What we’re taking a look at is the circumstances regarding the securing of the weapon” and how the boys were able to get ahold of it, Engler told The Associated Press. “We are continuing our investigation, and we haven’t ruled out criminal charges at this point.”
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A police volunteer stands outside an apartment in Payson, Ariz., Tuesday, May 27, 2014, after a 3-year-old boy shot and killed his 1½ -year-old brother, according to Police Chief Don Engler. According to authorities, the boys found a handgun in a neighbor’s apartment and took it to another room where the shooting occurred. (AP Photo/Payson Roundup, Alexis Bechman)
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