(CNN) A young child accidentally killed his 12-year-old brother Saturday after shooting him with an abandoned gun he found in the woods behind their home, police said. The 5-year-old told officials he found the weapon and, thinking it was a toy, accidentally shot his brother in the chest, the police department in Griffin, Georgia, said in a news release . His brother was transported to a hospital where he died from his injuries. Police searched the area after the men fled and found a bag suspected to contain MDMA, but they found no weapons at the time. "The children were out here peacefully playing in the backyard on the trampoline," neighbor Tom Whitehead, who owns an auto body shop in front of the family's home, told CNN affiliate WGCLRead More

Source: CNN May 13, 2020 01:52 UTC