Overview

• Deputies responded to a Gianna Springs Court home near Atascocita Road just after midnight on July 4 and discovered the 14-year-old suffering a gunshot wound to the torso.
• The victim was pronounced dead at the scene after deputies arrived.
• Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said detectives believe the 13-year-old brother was handling a rifle when it unintentionally discharged, killing his sibling.
• The 13-year-old was arrested Thursday and booked on manslaughter charges at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.
• Officials recovered several additional firearms from the residence, raising questions about how weapons were stored.