FEDERAL WAY — Authorities say an 8-year-old boy shot his 9-year-old brother while handling a handgun inside the family’s apartment in Federal Way, Washington.
KOMO reports police are investigating the shooting, which occurred just before 8 a.m. Thursday at a multi-family housing complex.
Police say the older boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. He was listed in critical condition.
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