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Mississippi boy, 13, shoots, kills child while playing with gun, police say

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Mississippi boy, 13, shoots, kills child while playing with gun, police say Stock photo of police lights. A 13-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged as an adult after he shot and killed another child while playing with a gun, authorities said. (avid_creative/E+/Getty Images)

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

BILOXI, Miss. — A 13-year-old Mississippi boy has been charged as an adult after he shot and killed another child while playing with a gun, authorities said.

According to the Sun Herald and WXXV-TV, Biloxi police arrested the teen Sunday after officers found the victim, described as a boy younger than 18, dead in a Covenant Square Drive apartment.

Police believe the gun went off while the suspect was playing with the weapon and pointing it at others, the Sun Herald reported, citing a Biloxi police news release.

The teen is being held at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center on a $250,000 bond, the news outlets reported.

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