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groundloop

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Tue May 20, 2025, 09:42 AM May 2025

11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home [View all]

Source: ABC News

An 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot to death by his sibling inside of their Wisconsin home, police said.

The incident occurred on Friday when the Racine Police Department in Wisconsin received a call at 10:33 p.m. reporting that a juvenile had been struck by gunfire and was being taken to the hospital by his family, according to a statement from the Racine Police Department.

“When officers arrived at the hospital, they located an 11-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound,” police said. “The 11-year-old male did not survive his injury.”

Preliminary information indicate that the incident took place inside a home in the 2600 block of Prospect Street in Racine and that the victim was “accidentally shot by a sibling,” authorities confirmed.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/11-year-boy-accidentally-shot-death-sibling-inside/story?id=121977751

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