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Teenage brothers shot, injured while cleaning mother’s gun, police say

At this time, charges are not being filed

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SAN ANTONIO – Two teenage brothers were hospitalized Saturday after accidentally discharging their mother’s gun.

At 1 p.m., SAPD officers responded to the 3700 block of Binz-Engleman Road for shooting with a hit.

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When police arrived, the older brother, 18, told officers he was cleaning his mother’s 9mm handgun when he pulled the trigger.

The bullet struck him in the left palm and his younger brother, 15, in the back of his right thigh.

EMS responded to the scene and treated both brothers before transporting them to an area hospital. Both of them are expected to survive their injuries.

At this time, charges are not being filed against the older brother.


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