Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 | 5:12 p.m.
Map
UPDATED STORY: Coroner IDs young boy shot by relative who thought gun was a toy
A 6-year-old boy has died in Henderson after being shot Sunday by an 11-year-old relative who fired a gun he thought was a toy, police said.
The boys were brought to the house in the 500 block of Lairmont Drive off MacDonald Ranch Drive about 1:50 p.m. Sunday, according to Henderson Police.
The boys went into the unfinished home's playroom, where the 11-year-old boy pulled the gun from a box that had toys in it, police said.
The 11-year-old pointed the gun at the 6-year-old boy and fired, thinking it was a toy, police said.
The 6-year-old was shot in the chest and taken to St. Rose Hospital–Siena campus, where he was pronounced dead. During a search, five other handguns and rifles were found in the house, all of which were seized by police.
The 6-year-old's mother had brought the boys to the house to visit the home's owner. The 11-year-old is a sibling of the 6-year-old's mother. (Police initially said the boy was 5 years old, but the coroner's office said Tuesday he was 6).
No one has been charged in the incident as of Monday afternoon, although police say they are still investigating.
The 6-year-old's name will be released by the Clark County Coroner's Office.
