A fight over a Nerf toy led to a 9-year-old fatally stabbing an 11-year-old boy in northern Pennsylvania, authorities said.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the incident occurred Saturday night in Bradford County near Ridgebury Township, WNEP reported. WETM reported.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead after life-saving efforts failed, WETM reported.
At about 8 p.m. EDT, the two children were playing with Nerf toys when a scuffle occurred, WETM reported. During a “tug of war” over the Nerf gun, the 9-year-old, who was holding a knife, allegedly stabbed the older child in his upper chest region, according to the television station reported.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the case is being handled as a homicide, the television station reported.
Police said the investigation was ongoing, according to WNEP.