Teen Shoots Younger Sister While Celebrating 17th Birthday

FLORIDA CITY, FL — A teenager told police he accidentally shot his younger sister on Tuesday after she gave him a hug to celebrate his 17th birthday. The teen was charged with aggravated manslaughter and a weapons violation. The incident occurred in the 400 block of NW 16th Street.

Patch is withholding the suspect's name based on his age. But the victim was identified as 13-year-0ld Tedra King, who lived at the same address. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Palmetto Bay-Cutler Bay Patch.)

The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

"Once the officers arrived, they made contact with the 9-1-1 caller, who identified himself as .... the brother of the victim, who stated he had shot his sister," according to Detective Robin Pinkard of the Miami-Dade Police Department.

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Pinkard said that the victim suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

"King was being playful with him due to it being his birthday," Pinkard added. "King then hugged her brother as he held the handgun."

But as the 13-year-old turned to walk away, her brother "pointed the handgun to the back of the victim's head and pulled the trigger, shooting her," said Pinkard.

Police said that the teenager obtained the semi-automatic handgun from a 14-year-old friend, who was taken into custody on an unrelated charge. 

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