13-Year-Old Boy Charged in Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old

13-Year-Old Boy Charged in Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old
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MOBILE, Ala.—Authorities charged a 13-year-old boy with criminally negligent homicide after he allegedly shot a 3-year-old in the head while playing, killing the youngster, authorities said Thursday.

The two children were playing at a residence in Grand Bay when the older child hid in a closet and discovered an air rifle, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.