A 13-year-old Florida boy accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother while handling a gun he found in his parents’ bedroom last week.
The victim, Shemarion Burse, died of a gunshot wound to the chest Thursday, according to Miami-Dade police.
Shemarion was in her family’s apartment with her four siblings, ages 9 to 15, when the incident occurred. There were no adults home when the boy was shot.
The 13-year-old brother had removed a firearm from a firearms case in the master bedroom closet, and the gun discharged as he was handling it.
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A 13-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother (pictured) while handling a gun he found in his parents’ bedroom.
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A neighbor recalled hearing the children scream for help. The neighbor then rushed over.
“I called 911. I went into the house. The baby was there, blood everywhere,” she told WSVN-TV.
She began administering mouth-to-mouth CPR until the boy stopped breathing.
Shemarion was airlifted to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The victim, Shemarion Burse, died of a gunshot wound to the chest Thursday, according to Miami-Dade police.
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“Blood on the wall, he just laying there, taking his last breaths, and it was just traumatic,” the neighbor said. “I was nervous, I was in shock, but I was just trying to help, honestly, because I have a hidden weapon, I have children, so I know panic, fear. I related to that moment. I just acted like I was a member of my family”.
Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta told reporters Thursday that Burse’s mother is a Miami-Dade corrections officer.
Police have not indicated who owns the gun. No charges are expected to be filed.
Police have not indicated who owns the gun. No charges are expected to be filed.
(Miami-Dade Police Department)
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Shemarion’s mother, Tiffany Callaway, set up a GoFundMe page for her son’s funeral expenses. The fundraiser has raised nearly $17,000 as of Sunday morning.
“[Imagining] Life without him is something we never thought we would have to do as a family and even worse, we have to put him to rest,” Callaway wrote. “We were not prepared for this tragedy and we are simply asking for a kind of hand. Any donation, small or large, will allow us to give him a proper burial.”
