Crime & Safety
Child, 12, Charged With Brother’s Murder, Police Said
Police have charged a 12-year-old child with murder in the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy.
CONROE, TX -- A 12-year-old child has been charged with killing his 10-year-old sibling, investigators said. According to police, the boy was shot to death at his home in Conroe Saturday afternoon.
Deputies were called to a home in the 10700 block of Stidhman Road, at about 2:40 p.m. for a shooting.
When deputies arrived, they found the boy with a gunshot wound in his chest, and immediately started CPR until paramedics arrived at the home.
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The boy was rushed to Conroe Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators detained the boy’s sibling at the home, and charged the child with murder.
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The child is in the custody of juvenile authorities, officials said.
The shooting is under investigation.
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