WORLD NEWS | Indiana boy, 5, finds pistol and shot dead brother

Lafayette (United States), March 31 (AP) – A 16-month-old boy was shot by his 5-year-old sibling after a handgun was found in a northwest Indiana apartment, police said kill.

Capt. Brian Phillips said the Lafayette Police Department is still investigating the circumstances of the shooting death of Isiah Johnson Tuesday and the department does not plan to release more information while the investigation is ongoing.

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Police previously said an adult and two children were inside the Lafayette apartment, about 96 kilometers north of Indianapolis, at the time of the shooting.

Phillips said Thursday that the 5-year-old sibling who shot Isaiah got a handgun in the apartment. He declined to provide further information about the siblings and said police were still investigating who had the weapon.

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Tippecanoe County coroner Kelly Costello said an autopsy conducted Wednesday determined Isiah died of a gunshot wound, but the manner of his death is pending completion of the police investigation, The Wall Street Journal and the Courier-Journal reported. and toxicology reports.

Once police complete the shooting investigation, the findings will be forwarded to the Tippecanoe County Attorney’s Office for review and a decision on whether to press charges, Phillips said. (Associated Press)

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