A 13-year-old will be charged as an adult in the shooting death Wednesday of his 9-year-old brother in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Fox43 reported.

Police responded to a residence on Cleveland Avenue about 7:15 a.m. for a death investigation involving the 9-year-old, Fox43 reported, citing a police news release.

The child was taken to Waynesboro Hospital, where he died, according to the TV station.

State police said the 13-year-old found a 9 mm handgun and fatally shot the child, according to Fox43.

The 13-year-old’s charges include criminal homicide and aggravated assault, the TV station reported.

This is a developing story. Please return to AJC.com for updates.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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