A 13 year old teenager This Friday he shot and killed his cousin, of the same age, in an incident that occurred in the El Tamarindo sectorfrom the La Herradura community, southwest of Santiago. The case is under investigation.
The victim was identified as GPwho was hit by a shot in the neck.
According to preliminary versions, the event occurred when a cousin of the deceasedalso 13 years old, was handling a gun belonging to his father. In what is presumed to be accidental, the minor fired the gun, causing the instant death of his relative.
He minorwhose name is omitted For legal reasons, it remains under custody of the Public Ministry for the corresponding purposes.
In addition, other relatives were detained for the purposes of investigationsince when the authorities They arrived at the scene, the murder weapon was not found.
The corpse of the teenager was transferred to National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), where the autopsy.
Neighbors and relatives of the family they regret the tragedy
“Unfortunately there are two lost futurestwo teenagers, two children, two little angels,” he expressed Generous of Leonresident in the sector.
The community asked the authorities strengthen control of firearms.
