A dinnertime quarrel between three unsupervised brothers in Florida turned deadly when one of the boys got a gun.
A 13-year-old boy shot two of his brothers — killing one of them — and then killed himself Wednesday during the dinner-table fight over food, deputies said.
The teen shot and killed his 6-year-old brother, shot and injured his 16-year-old brother and then turned the gun on himself inside the family's Hudson mobile home Wednesday, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said.
"This is a nightmare when you hear about the ages of these boys," Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco. "A 6-year-old that was probably playing in his room, an argument over food and he lost his life."
The boys' mom and their 18-year-old brother were not at home when the brothers sat down to dinner around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
When the three started fighting over the meal, the 13-year-old got a handgun and started shooting, deputies said.
The injured 16-year-old called 911 to report the shooting at the Sugar Lane Mobile Home Park. He posted about the attack on social media as he waited for first responders, deputies said. He is expected to recover.
Investigators are working to determine how the teen got the gun.
The three brothers have not been identified.
A 13-year-old boy shot two of his brothers — killing one of them — and then killed himself Wednesday during the dinner-table fight over food, deputies said.
The teen shot and killed his 6-year-old brother, shot and injured his 16-year-old brother and then turned the gun on himself inside the family's Hudson mobile home Wednesday, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said.
"This is a nightmare when you hear about the ages of these boys," Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco. "A 6-year-old that was probably playing in his room, an argument over food and he lost his life."
The boys' mom and their 18-year-old brother were not at home when the brothers sat down to dinner around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
When the three started fighting over the meal, the 13-year-old got a handgun and started shooting, deputies said.
The injured 16-year-old called 911 to report the shooting at the Sugar Lane Mobile Home Park. He posted about the attack on social media as he waited for first responders, deputies said. He is expected to recover.
Investigators are working to determine how the teen got the gun.
The three brothers have not been identified.
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