A 6-year-old New Jersey boy has died after being shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate, Toms River police Chief Michael Mastronardy said.
Brandon Holt was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, according to Mastronardy. He was shot in the head on Monday evening.
It was the second incident in the United States in recent days involving young children accidentally shooting others.
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Ban kids!
What an utterly sad thing to happen.
Why was the weapon not safely locked up?
The kid obviously stole it.
If the 6 year old had been armed, this never would have happened.
You are right Bombo, thats what that glasses wearing clown from Arlington Va. (nra president) will most likely say. Get on the subway here in DC take the orange line to Ballston station (or Gleab Rd.) I belive walk several blks to NRA hqs and protest.
Ban idiots!
Some folks' reaction to gun control is, "guns? They never shot anybody. Look, there's mine right there–you see it getting up and hurting you? Stupid libertines! My guns gonna lie right there till I put it back in my pocket."
Typo: I meany, "my gun's gonna..."
I can't type tonight, but I'm not inebriated. Really.
Tragic and alarming but this has happened before & we don't seem alarmed.
How did a 4 yr old get his hands on a gun?
@ Tracie, no they need to TRY the adult who owned the gun that was accessable to a 4 year old CHILD!
This is truly sad! This is not a gun issue, it is a safety issue, in that these guns should have been locked up! I have several weapons and before my grandsom came into the house they werre loaded and sst in the back of the closet shelf. Now they all have trigger locks and in a safe!! Simple, responsible, actions can eliminate these kind of tragedy's.
Parents fault. Guns not the problem. If you leave the scissors outv and a child gets them you blame yourself. Same goes for guns. I dont date girls who are overweight, but I dont blame the cheeseburgers.
I am relieved and very thankful no one else died
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