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Older Brother Shot Younger, Then Self: Cops

We may never know why, police chief says
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 27, 2013 3:41 AM CDT
Updated Jun 28, 2013 9:57 AM CDT
Brothers, 9 and 12, Found Dead in Ohio Home
A screen grab from WSAZ video.   (WSAZ video)

Austin Wiseman, the 12-year-old found dead in his grandparents' Ohio home along with his 9-year-old half brother Wednesday, actually shot the younger Blake Campbell, authorities say. Each boy died of a single gunshot wound to the head, and it's not clear whether the younger boy's shooting was intentional or an accident. "I don't know if we'll ever know," the Jackson police chief tells the AP. The bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom of the home, where both boys lived, WSAZ reports. The grandparents were away at the time. (More Ohio stories.)

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