Texas Boy Fatally Shoots 11-Year-Old With Gun He Found in Car at Walmart Parking Lot

PLANO, TX – A9-year-old boy shot dead another boy, aged 11, outside a Dallas Walmart store on Sunday, police have said.

The two children were left alone in a vehicle while a 32-year-old woman, who was watching them, went to go shopping nearby, according to police.

Police attended the scene at the 2800 block of S. Buckner Boulevard at around 12.40 p.m. following reports of shots fired.

When they arrived, officers found the 11-year-old the other boy in the parking lot outside a Walmart Neighborhood Market.

The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later died as a result of the wound he suffered earlier, police said.

Investigators said they believed the 9-year-old boy found a handgun inside the vehicle and shot the 11-year old, after the woman parked the car to go shopping