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Boy, 4, accidentally fires gun, kills sibling, 2

Raymund Catindig - The Philippine Star
February 13, 2013 | 12:00am

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – A four-year-old-boy who played with the service pistol of his father accidentally shot and killed his two-year-old brother in Barangay Lingsat, San Fernando City in La Union yesterday.

Reports showed that the boy took Police Officer 2 Nestor Gapuz’s pistol from his bag.

The bullet hit his younger sibling’s cheek and went through the latter’s head.             

BARANGAY LINGSAT

BOY

LA UNION

NESTOR GAPUZ

OLD

PISTOL

POLICE OFFICER

SAN FERNANDO CITY

YEAR
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