LOUISA COUNTY, Va. – A 2-year-old boy died after police say his 4-year-old brother shot and killed him while the two were playing at home Tuesday morning, according to WVIR.
The Louisa County Sheriff's Office says 2-year-old Ty Aponte was shot in the chest around 10:30 a.m. and then taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. WVIR reports that authorities announced at 12:30 p.m. that Ty had died.
The mother was home at the time of the shooting, according to the Sheriff's Office.