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US: 12-year-old shot to death while playing with gun, parents arrested
The parents of a 12-year-old St. Louis boy was accidentally shot to death while playing with his younger brother are accused of causing the death.
The parents of a 12-year-old St. Louis boy was accidentally shot to death while playing with his younger brother are accused of causing the death.
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged 41-year-old Donnie L. Holmes and 40-year-old Yolanda Jackson with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. Holmes also is charged with unlawful firearm and felony drug possession.
Police say sixth-grader Damian Holmes and his 9-year-old brother were home alone shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday when they began playing with a gun they found. The gun discharged, shooting Damian in the head. It's not clear which child fired the fatal shot.
Damian was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Online court records don't show whether Holmes or Jackson have attorneys.
Holmes is jailed on $300,000 cash bond, Jackson on $200,000 cash bond.
