PHILADELPHIA(KYW Newsradio) -- Prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the 12-year-old brother of the 9-year-old girl shot and killed last week in North Philadelphia. The boy is charged as a juvenile.
Officials say the siblings' 5-year-old cousin was the one who fired the gun in a house near 23rd and Bouvier streets, but the 12-year-old showed the child where the gun was.
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Blake Davis, the father of the victim and the boy has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter and related charges, including gun possession by a convicted felon.
City leaders remind everyone: There are free gun locks available, with no questions asked, through Temple Health. Go to templesafetynet.org for more information.