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Brother accidentally kills sister while showing off his new gun

HOUSTON- A man in Houston accidentally killed his sister, as he was showing off his new gun.

According to a press conference, police say that an 18-year-old man was showing off his new gun to his 19-year-old sister, a junior at Syracuse University, who had been home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the gun accidentally went off, killing her.

Police say that the unidentified victim was found on Tuesday, in a room along with her 18-year-old brother, KTRK reported. An older sibling had performed CPR on her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The parents were inside of the home at the time of the shooting.

Police did not arrest the brother, but are still investigating.

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