A dispute between brothers over Christmas presents ended fatally in the US state of Florida. A 14-year-old shot his 23-year-old sister on Christmas Eve, police said. According to information, she was holding her eleven-month-old son in her arms during the crime. “The baby was not injured because he was in a stroller,” Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said at a news conference.
After the fatal shooting, the victim's 15-year-old brother and the shooter opened fire on the 14-year-old, seriously injuring him. The police were finally able to capture and arrest the two brothers. The sister was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Lax laws
This was preceded by Christmas shopping. “They were all arguing and had a big argument about what happened at the grocery store and who gets what and who doesn’t get what for Christmas,” the sheriff said. “I'm going to say sarcastically, (…) that's what you do when you fight with your brothers, pull out your guns and start a shootout,” he added.
According to him, the teenage brothers used to carry weapons with them. He complained that the laws were not strict enough and that children should not have weapons with them.