CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man showing his son, 4, how to fire an antique gun shot and killed the boy's 3-year-old brother, authorities said. No charges had been filed.
The victim was identified as Jesse David Simpson.
Jesse was visiting his grandparents' house in Hemby Bridge, about 10 miles southeast of Charlotte, Capt. Mike Easley of the Union County Sheriff's Office told The Charlotte Observer.
The boy was on the back porch with his father and 4-year-old brother when the shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Easley said the father was showing the older boy how to fire the muzzle-loaded rifle when Jesse stepped onto the patio.
He was shot in the torso with a .50-caliber rifle that Easley said was an antique. The gun has to be filled with powder and can only fire one shot at a time.
Jesse's mother was at work, and his grandmother and other relatives were inside. Neighbors said members of the family are avid hunters.
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