A 9-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed her 13-year-old brother Friday while playing with a semiautomatic handgun that she found on a bookshelf in her parents’ bedroom, according to Riverdale police. The parents might face charges for not having a trigger lock on the weapon, authorities said.
Virginia: Dangerous-pet bill
Virginia state Sen. R. Edward Houck is proposing tough state legislation to punish dog owners whose pets injure or kill, following a fatal attack in March on an elderly widow in Partlow by three roaming pit bulls. The woman who prosecutors say owned the pit bulls, Deanna Large, faces trial Tuesday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. It is the first time in Virginia a dog owner will be prosecuted on such a charge in a fatal mauling.
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