ADEL —
A 13-year-old boy is dead, the victim of a single gunshot wound to the face. His 14-year-old brother has been identified as the shooter, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. However, the investigation continues, Cook County Sheriff Johnny Daughtry said Thursday.
At about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 200 block of Hemp Springs Circle in reference to “a subject with a gunshot wound to the face,” according to a Cook County incident report.
The reporting officer wrote in the report, “Before arriving on the scene, dispatch advised me that the subject who did the shooting was still on the scene and was contemplating killing himself.”
Two officers arrived at the scene. One went to the front door of the residence, and the other went to the back door.
“As I got out of my patrol unit, a white male came out on the front porch,” the officer reported, “and when I got closer to the subject, I noticed he had blood all around his mouth. I asked him where the other individual was and he said on the ground. He further stated, ‘I’m sorry. I did it.’”
One officer entered the residence, finding the 13-year-old victim. The other dealt with the brother until medical personnel arrived.
When asked, Daughtry said that the gun used was a 9mm handgun.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents and Cook County Coroner Ron Lipsey also responded to the scene. Lipsey said that he pronounced the teen dead at 1:42 p.m. His body was sent to the Georgia State Crime Lab for autopsy.
The case remains under investigation, Daughtry said. The district attorney’s office has filed charges against the brother, he added.
The brothers, who are adopted, were home alone when the incident occurred, Daughtry said.
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