3-Year-Old Shoots 18-Month-Old Brother In Tennessee

In this Jan. 16, 2015 photo provided by the New York City Police Department, a .25-caliber handgun recovered in a traffic stop by plainclothes police is shown. Police shot and slightly wounded 29-year-old Marlon Cox ... In this Jan. 16, 2015 photo provided by the New York City Police Department, a .25-caliber handgun recovered in a traffic stop by plainclothes police is shown. Police shot and slightly wounded 29-year-old Marlon Cox after he refused to remove his hand from a pocket hiding the gun. Cox is in stable condition at Kings County Hospital. He was arrested on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department) MORE LESS
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A 3-year-old boy shot his 18-month-old brother Tuesday at a home in Hillsboro, Tenn., the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported.

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said officials were investigating how the older boy got hold of a .25-caliber pistol, which had discharged and hit the toddler in the area of his head and neck, according to the newspaper.

The toddler is expected to recover, Graves said. Authorities were still questioning family members and it was unknown whether any charges would be brought.

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