A St. Petersburg boy is dead after he was accidentally shot by his older brother who found a stolen gun in an alley near their home, police said.
11-year-old Amir Williams, a sixth grader and running back on the St. Pete Little Devils youth football league, died at the scene inside the family home in the 1400 block of 43rd Street South.
The shooting occurred at around 12:15 p.m. Friday while Amir, his 14-year-old brother, and a 13-year-old sister were home alone.
Police questioned the 14-year-old brother who fired the fatal shot and learned that he had found the gun in an alley and kept it.
The gun was reported stolen from a vehicle on Wednesday. The children’s mother was reportedly unaware that the boy brought a gun to the home.
“Kids make poor decisions, occasionally,” Police Assistant Chief of Investigations Mike Kovacsev said.
“When you add a firearm to that mix, it’s a deadly decision. And you can’t take it back. You can’t put the bullet back in the gun.”
