Center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 Eyewitness News. He is six. Police say a child may have pulled the trigger in north philadelphia shooting his threeyearold brother in the head good evening, im natasha brown. Thanks for joining us. Right now police are trying to figure out exactly how these young boys had access to the gun. Alycia nieves is live at Temple University hospital on the latest on the victims condition. Alycia. Reporter natasha, that threeyearold little boy is here at temple hospital in critical condition. Authorities are still trying to understand exactly what happened earlier this afternoon but for right now, they do believe that this threeyearold boy was shot by his sixyearold brother. Philadelphia Police Called to this home along north 18th street at 3 00 in the afternoon. When they arrived they found a threeyearold shot in the head. Police rushed the young boy to temple hospital. Authorities believe the threeyearold, his sixyearold brother along with their 12yearold
Second floor in the bedroom, the gun went off. Authorities say the sixyearold may have been the one who pulled the trigger. People in this community arent just praying for the threeyearold shot but for his sixyearold brother, too. A sixyearold who has shot the little threeyearold he dont know no better. He probably thought it was a toy. Hes six. Reporter this shooting saddens those here in the tioga section of the city but it also frustrates some. They shouldnt have had access, no way. If they when they left, they should have took it with them. No, its unbelievable and its unacceptable. Reporter and again, the threeyearold little boy is here at temple hospital. He is in critical condition. He is fighting for his life. We are told by police that they have been talking to his two brothers and they have gotten in contact with the parents. Authorities are still talking to the parents. Anyone with information on what happened here, you are asked to contact police. For now reporting live out
Each was also involved in significant ongoing relationships with other people. Two victims were having a sexual ex counter in the back seat of the suv when unknown individual opened the rear door and fired several shots. Police say are a line was naked and smith was partially clothed when the gunman fired nine shots into the suv. Investigators say the couple had been here before for romantic end counters. They have known each other for a couple of years. They originally met at the workplace and they had some type of domestic relationship the last couple of years. Reporter police recovered fingerprints from outside and inside the vehicle. The nine shots were fired from a 40 caliber handgun. Police are reviewing Surveillance Video theyve also spoken with a woman involved with are a line they would like to speak with a man who was involved with smith. They both have relationships with other people. So obviously thats where this investigation is going right n now. Well see where it goes. R