Boy, 6, Dies After Allegedly Being Shot in Head by Neighbor, 4: Source

[jpak]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Boy-Shot-Head-Neighbor-Toms-River-New-Jersey-Rifle-202085271.html

A 6-year-old New Jersey boy has died after being shot in the head with a rifle by his 4-year-old neighbor, a law enforcement source says.

Brandon Holt died at Jersey Shore Medical Center, where he was taken with a bullet lodged in his brain Monday evening, police said. He had been playing in the younger boy's yard when he was shot.

It's not clear if the 4-year-old pulled the trigger or if the rifle accidentally discharged.

Authorities said the two boys were outside the 4-year-old's home in Toms River when the gun, a .22-caliber rifle, went off at about 7 p.m. The parents were nearby and heard the shot; the boy's mother called 911.

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[Ilsa]

1. Where was a parent or caregiver who was supposed to be supervising?

This is another horrible tragedy caused by neglect and availability of a loaded weapon.

[bluedigger]

2. Oh no.

I hope he isn't related to a friend of mine.

[kestrel91316]

3. Charge the gun's IRRESPONSIBLE OWNER with homicide.

If you leave a loaded gun where a child can get it and hurt someone, YOU are fully responsible.

Gun nutters saying it's somebody's fault for not teaching the 4 YO gun safety to chime in any second now...........

[riverbendviewgal]

5. I agree

no probation, hard time in jail for years.

[Beaverhausen]

4. Do guns accidentally discharge?