Authorities said four kids were home alone when they started playing with a gun. One of them, an 8-year-old, was hit.
SAN ANTONIO — An 8-year-old San Antonio boy has died after being shot in the neck while a group of youngsters were playing with a firearm, local authorities said. A 13-year-old was listed as the suspect.
At around 4:30 p.m. Friday, officers with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) responded to the 3500 block of Bob Billa Street for reports of a shooting. Once there, officials said, they found the boy who had been shot.
The child was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, but was pronounced dead by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday afternoon.
According to preliminary police information, a group of at least four kids, some of whom are related, were in a home playing with the gun while no parents were around. They were detained on the scene. The kids’ ages range from 10 to 15 years old, according to police.
Investigators said they believe the 13-year-old was holding the gun when it went off. Police have not said what charges he is facing.
One neighbor who did not want to be identified said he knows the family well, saying that “those guys next door are my friends and those kids are good kids.”
He urges the community to keep the family in your prayers.
“God bless the family,” he said. “I feel really bad.”