Boy Playing with Gun
A boy plays with a toy gun in Sanaa October 18, 2013. Reuters

In yet another argument in favour of anti-gun advocates, a Florida family was hit by tragedy as an argument over food led a 13-year old boy to shoot a six-year-old brother to death, injure a 16-year-old brother and then kill himself using the same weapon. The three brothers were the only persons at home at that time.

Reuters reports that the older brother was brought to a hospital, said Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco. He adds that his gunshot wounds were not life-threatening.

“This is a horrific scene. This is a nightmare when you hear about the ages of these boys, a 6-year-old that was probably playing in his room, an argument over food and he lost his life,” Tampa Bay Times quotes Nocco.

The daily said that another brother who is 18 years old was not at home when the incident happened at 6:19 p.m. on Wednesday at their house in Sugar Lane Mobile Home Park in Hudson, which is about 45 miles north of Tampa. Their mother was at work.

The 16-year-old was the one who called 911 for help. He even posted the attack on his social media account while waiting for the ambulance, reports the New York Times.

Because of the tragedy, grief counselors were on hand at the Pasco County schools of the three brothers on Thursday.

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