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Authorities in Elmo, Missouri say a 9-month-old boy is dead after being accidentally shot in the head by his 5-year-old brother. Police were called to the home just before 9 a.m. on Monday.
The mother, 24-year-old Alexis Wiederholt initially told 911 that her 5-year-old boy shot his baby brother with a paintball gun. However when police and EMS arrived to the house, they discovered that the infant had been shot in the head with a .22-caliber magnum revolver.
“When law enforcement and EMS got there, they determined it was not a paintball gun but a .22-caliber Magnum handgun and that the 9-month-old was struck it the head,†Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said.
The infant was airlifted to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff White said the victim was inside a playpen in a bedroom where the loaded gun was located on a shelf built into the headboard of a bed.
Investigators have not determined whether charges will be filed against any adult in the case. “At this point foul play is not suspected, and it appears at this time that the shooting was accidental,†said White.
Authorities say the home is owned by Wiederholt’s father and the children’s grandfather.
Police are still investigating the gun’s ownership. They say the weapon belongs to a family member, but not the mother.
The mother’s other three children are with relatives, according to police.
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