April 9th, 2013
09:24 PM ET

Police: 6-year-old shot, killed by 4-year-old

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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  1. Nacho Cheese Dip On A Friday Night In 1989

    Ban kids!

    April 9, 2013 at 10:24 pm | Report abuse |
  2. banasy©

    What an utterly sad thing to happen.
    Why was the weapon not safely locked up?

    April 9, 2013 at 10:45 pm | Report abuse |
  3. BOMBO

    If the 6 year old had been armed, this never would have happened.

    April 9, 2013 at 10:51 pm | Report abuse |
    • s kel

      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.

      April 10, 2013 at 6:37 am | Report abuse |
  4. chrissy

    Ban idiots!

    April 9, 2013 at 11:59 pm | Report abuse |
    • Joey Isotta-Fraschini ©™

      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."

      April 10, 2013 at 12:47 am | Report abuse |
  5. Joey Isotta-Fraschini ©™

    Typo: I meany, "my gun's gonna..."

    April 10, 2013 at 12:51 am | Report abuse |
  6. saywhat

    Tragic and alarming but this has happened before & we don't seem alarmed.

    April 10, 2013 at 2:58 pm | Report abuse |
  7. saywhat

    How did a 4 yr old get his hands on a gun?

    April 10, 2013 at 2:59 pm | Report abuse |
  8. chrissy

    @ Tracie, no they need to TRY the adult who owned the gun that was accessable to a 4 year old CHILD!

    April 10, 2013 at 5:11 pm | Report abuse |
  9. ronvan

    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.

    April 11, 2013 at 7:51 am | Report abuse |
  10. bob konys

    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.

    April 15, 2013 at 6:39 pm | Report abuse |
  11. Mr Dalloway

    I am relieved and very thankful no one else died

    April 20, 2013 at 6:00 am | Report abuse |
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