A 9-year-old boy was shot in the head by his 8-year-old brother in Federal Way on Thursday morning, according to Federal Way Police.
Around 8 a.m. May 19, Federal Way officers responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex near the 1200 block of South 336th Street, according to Cmdr. Kurt Schwan of Federal Way Police.
The investigation revealed an 8-year-old boy shot his 9-year-old brother while handling a handgun inside the apartment where the family resides, Schwan said. Officers on the scene provided aid as medics and South King Fire and Rescue crews responded.
The 9-year-old boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in an unknown condition, Schwan said.
Detectives from Federal Way’s Criminal Investigations Section are assisting with the investigation.
In consideration of how we voice our opinions in the modern world, we’ve closed comments on our websites. We value the opinions of our readers and we encourage you to keep the conversation going.
Please feel free to share your story tips by emailing editor@redmond-reporter.com.
To share your opinion for publication, submit a letter through our website https://www.redmond-reporter.com/submit-letter/. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 300 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it.
