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From News 6, Florida (http://www.local6.com/news/2810352/detail.html):
Boy Shot In Head During 'Cops-Robbers' Game
Report: Gun Kept In House, In Child's Reach
POSTED: 6:17 AM EST February 2, 2004
UPDATED: 12:58 PM EST February 2, 2004
A 7-year-old boy in Sumter County, Fla., was shot and killed Sunday when his older brother allegedly used a loaded shotgun during a game of "cops and robbers," according to Local 6 News.
Investigators said Mitchell Lanford, 13, found a loaded shotgun inside his home while his parents were away and accidentally shot his brother David in the head.
The Lanford family does not have a phone in their house, so Mitchell carried his brother next door deputy sheriff Darrin Segrest's home -- who is also a cousin.
"I looked at the front window and I seen that it was my cousin lives up here at the corner," Segrest said. "I open the door and he was holding his brother covered in blood."
Segrest then called 911.
David was pronounced dead at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Investigators said the gun used in the shooting was kept in the home within a child's reach, Local 6 News reported.
"It's clear that the firearm wasn't properly stored based on what we've seen so far," an official told Local 6 News.
Investigators will meet with officials at the state attorney's office to discuss the possibility of charges in the case.
Boy Shot In Head During 'Cops-Robbers' Game
Report: Gun Kept In House, In Child's Reach
POSTED: 6:17 AM EST February 2, 2004
UPDATED: 12:58 PM EST February 2, 2004
A 7-year-old boy in Sumter County, Fla., was shot and killed Sunday when his older brother allegedly used a loaded shotgun during a game of "cops and robbers," according to Local 6 News.
Investigators said Mitchell Lanford, 13, found a loaded shotgun inside his home while his parents were away and accidentally shot his brother David in the head.
The Lanford family does not have a phone in their house, so Mitchell carried his brother next door deputy sheriff Darrin Segrest's home -- who is also a cousin.
"I looked at the front window and I seen that it was my cousin lives up here at the corner," Segrest said. "I open the door and he was holding his brother covered in blood."
Segrest then called 911.
David was pronounced dead at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Investigators said the gun used in the shooting was kept in the home within a child's reach, Local 6 News reported.
"It's clear that the firearm wasn't properly stored based on what we've seen so far," an official told Local 6 News.
Investigators will meet with officials at the state attorney's office to discuss the possibility of charges in the case.