Police: 12-Year-Old Killed by Younger Brother Who Found Gun

Family members of a deceased 12-year-old boy grieve at the scene where police say the child was shot and killed while playing with a gun that he and a 10-year-old found inside a home in St. Louis on March 29, 2022. David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

ST. LOUIS—A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother as the two played with a gun they found inside a St. Louis home, police said.

The shooting happened Tuesday night in a north St. Louis neighborhood, KMOV-TV reported. Police said the boys were with a parent who was getting a haircut in the home when the older boy was shot in the face.