women leaves 9 and 11 year old in car with a gun while she went shopping
DALLAS - Dallas police said a 9-year-old boy fatally shot an 11-year-old boy after finding a gun when they were left alone in a vehicle while the woman who was watching them was shopping Sunday afternoon.
The shooting happened just before 12:45 p.m., in the 2800 block of S. Buckner Boulevard.
Police said responding officers found an 11-year-old who had been shot. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Investigators found that a 32-year-old woman had parked her vehicle and left the 11-year-old and 9-year-old boys alone in the vehicle while she went shopping.
Police said their initial reports are that the 9-year-old found a handgun in the vehicle and shot the 11-year-old. No further details were released about the shooting.
The investigation into this shooting is continuing.
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