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13 year-old facing charges in shooting death of 9 year-old brother

Police say that the victim was transported to Waynesboro Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. — UPDATE: The Waynesboro Borough Zoning-Enforcement Office condemned the house where the shooting occurred due to unsanitary conditions.

13 year-old Brayden Leroy Wright will be charged as an adult in the shooting death of his 9 year-old brother in Waynesboro. 

According to the police release, on July 8 around 7:15 a.m., police responded to a residence on Cleveland Avenue in Waynesboro Borough in Franklin County for a death investigation involving a 9-year-old child.

The child was taken to Waynesboro Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. 

State police determined the 13 year-old retrieved a 9 mm handgun and fatally shot the child. 

The charges include Criminal Homicide and Aggravated Assault. 

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