A child shot and killed another child while in a parked car outside a Pleasant Grove grocery store Sunday afternoon.
It happened just before 12:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Buckner Boulevard just south of Military Parkway.
Police said a 32-year-old woman left the two children alone in the car while she went shopping.
That's when investigators believe the boys found a handgun in the vehicle. The 9-year-old shot the 11-year-old.
The 11-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. His name has not been released.
Police have not said if or how the woman and children are related.
They also haven’t said if anyone will face charges.
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IgnoreMe304 on April 12nd, 2021 at 16:01 UTC »
Jesus, a couple days earlier in Texas, a 3 year old shot his infant brother.
nycola on April 12nd, 2021 at 15:51 UTC »
A girl in my kid's school was shot in the chest by her brother a few weeks ago after the mom asked the brother to get her handgun out of the car.
The mother is now under arrest, not for anything gun-related, but because she lied to the cops.
john_jdm on April 12nd, 2021 at 14:43 UTC »
What's really sad is that there's two victims here and it's both of the children. Imagine having to live the rest of your life wishing you had known better but you were a just a kid and this tragedy occurred because of a stupid adult.