NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Officials arrested a 13-year-old girl after she shot and wounded her younger brother in Brooklyn last week, authorities said.
The girl was visiting family friends at the Brownsville Houses with her 11-year-old brother on April 8, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a news briefing on Tuesday.
The teen was in the hallway playing with her brother and several other kids when she pulled out a gun and showed it off, demonstrating how she could hide it in the palm of her hand, Kenny said.
The gun then went off, striking the boy in the left arm.
The boy was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was treated for a broken arm.
The boy initially lied to police, saying he was shot outside by a man wearing a hood, but cops traced blood back to the apartment.
Two days later, cops arrested the boy's sister and charged her with criminal possession of a weapon. Her name was not released due to her age
The child's mother cooperated with the investigation, but it is unclear where the girl got the gun.
An investigation remains ongoing.
