Brother Charged With Murder Of 8-Year-Old Baltimore Boy: Reports

BALTIMORE, MD — A Baltimore teen is facing a second-degree murder charge after authorities said he killed his 8-year-old brother with a shotgun while babysitting him, according to multiple reports.

Devin Wilson, 18, is accused of killing Dylan King, who was found dead in a home in the 2100 block of Presbury Street on Dec. 30, the Baltimore Banner reported. Police were called to the home, where they found a "small, male child in the upstairs portion of the residence with a gunshot trauma to the head."

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According to charging documents obtained by the Banner, Baltimore police found Wilson crying in a bedroom with a gun. An officer was able to convince Wilson to put the gun down and leave the bedroom.

Wilson was then taken to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation.

Charging documents say Wilson was tasked with babysitting his four younger siblings that night, Fox Baltimore reported. Authorities said Wilson called his parents to come home after King was shot, and Wilson reportedly told his father that the boy had accidentally shot himself.

After the shooting, King was taken to Johns Hopkins Pediatrics Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Wilson is being held without bail. His next court appearance is Feb. 15.