Teen Charged For Shooting His Little Brother

Associated Press
Published: July 16, 2008

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - Police say initial reports that a 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and wounded himself were incorrect and that his 16-year-old brother has been charged with reckless endangerment.

Bay Minette Police Chief Michael Rowland said the boys’ mother, Lynn Pogue, took the teen to the police station Tuesday morning.

He said the teen admitted his role and was taken to the county youth detention center. Investigators became skeptical about parts of the initial reports.

Police say the teen got the gun from his grandmother’s room about midnight Saturday and it discharged while he showed it to his younger brother.

The wounded boy, with injuries to a finger and cheek, was released from a hospital Sunday.