Boy, 5, fatally shoots 8-year-old brother at Arkansas home

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old Arkansas boy fatally shot his 8-year-old brother in what investigators believe was an accidental shooting with an unsecured gun. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the 8-year-old was found unresponsive Thursday afternoon (July 14, 2022) at a home in Pine Bluff, about 40 miles south of Little Rock. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Woods told the Pine Bluff Commercial that the 5-year-old and four other siblings will be placed in the custody of a relative pending an investigation. The sheriff says authorities were still working to determine whether any criminal charges will be filed.