ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas - A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old cousin Sunday afternoon while the two were inside an Atascosa County home. Earlier information supplied to the media had said the older boy was 12 years old; it was later corrected by authorities.
Initially, reports stated the victim was a girl, but late Sunday evening the Bexar County Medical Examiner's office confirmed the victim is a 6-year-old boy.
Investigators say the 15-year-old boy may have been showing a shotgun to his 6-year-old cousin when he shot him at about 3:40pm.
The two children were inside a mobile home near Post Oak and Stacy roads. Soward says a family member was there at the time of the shooting, but had stepped outside.
Chief Deputy David Soward says there were several guns in the home, and at least one of those was loaded in addition to the shotgun.
The Atascosa County Sheriff's Office and Texas Rangers are now investigating the accident. There's still no word if charges could be filed in the case.
