15-year-old possibly playing with gun shoots sister in Channelview, deputies say

Tuesday, October 6, 2020
CHANNELVIEW, Texas (KTRK) -- A 15-year-old boy may have been playing with a gun when he shot his 16-year-old sister in the arm at a hotel in Channelview, deputies said.

It happened around 10 p.m. Monday inside a hotel room along the East Freeway near Sheldon.
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According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the boy had the gun when it went off and fired a shot into his sister's arm. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies said the shooting appeared to be accidental.
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While it's early in the investigation, officials said its family violence unit will take over to determine if charges would be filed.

Both siblings were listed as runaways.
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