CONROE, Texas – A 12-year-old is facing a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy, authorities in Montgomery County said.
Deputies were dispatched to a home in Conroe and found the 10-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to a tweet from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. The child was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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The 10-year-old's older sibling was taken into custody and subsequently charged with murder, deputies said.
The child is in custody at the Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Facility.
The 10-year-old boy has not yet been identified.