Washington: Five children were killed or wounded by gunfire in the US state of Texas over the weekend, including a four-year-old boy who was shot dead by his five-year-old brother, according to police and US media reports.
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The bloodshed showed once again the dangers of firearms in the United States, where 30 percent of adults say they own at least one gun.
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The incident involving the two brothers occurred Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas where police told AFP the older boy found a gun in his home and fired the shot that killed his little brother.
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“At this time, there will be no charges filed,” police spokesman Jimmy Pollozani said in an email.
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Several hours later, a six-year-old boy was seriously wounded in nearby Arlington, Texas, by a bullet probably fired by one of his brothers.
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Several children were playing in a bedroom when a boy aged about 10 found a rifle, pointed it and pulled the trigger, Christopher Cook of the Arlington police told the Dallas Morning News.
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The six-year-old was in critical condition with a head wound. A three-year-old girl also was lightly wounded, the newspaper said.
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An adolescent who was present told police the rifle belonged to him. His parents denied any knowledge of the weapon and investigators have yet to determine how he obtained it.
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Sunday evening, an eight-year-old girl was wounded by a shot from a stolen semi-automatic weapon, the Morning News reported.
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Her parents said the girl was sitting on the gun when it went off. Police are investigating the circumstances.
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In a yet another incident Sunday, a 14-year-old girl was admitted to a Fort Worth hospital with a gunshot wound, CBS News reported. The circumstances surrounding that shooting were not immediately known.
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