Current Events > My brother died when he was two years old from a gunshot.

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This happened years before I was born, and my sister just disclosed all the details to me, considering Sunday would have been his 46th birthday.

He and another sibling (2 year old and 3 year old) were playing in our parents bedroom, and the older one managed to climb to the top of the closet, using a chair and a box fan, and get a hold of the revolver that was up there. How he knew it was there, I am not sure. While this was happening, our mother was in the kitchen trying to discipline two other siblings (Teenage boys) for being delinquents, as they had been breaking into people's homes and stealing.

By this time, the two toddelers had the gun and were playing with it on the bed. They thought it was just a toy and didn't understand the concept of a deadly weapon. As they played with it, the younger one held the gun up against his chest, and older one pulled the trigger. A loud "POP" resounded thorought the home. My sister discribed the sound like a soda pop bottle exploding, and she thought that's what it was as she was walking up the stairs from the basment (she was 10 at the time).

Of course, everyone went to investigate the noise. When they entered the bedroom, Daniel (2 year old) was setting upright on the bed, and simply said "Oh, momma" as he reached for Mom. Our mother rushed to him, fearing what had happened, and noticed a spot of red on his chest. She urgently unzipped his onsie, and saw the red hole in his chest, right where his heart is. He said "Mommy" and then his eyes rolled into the back of his head. Our mom cried out "GOD! PLEASE DON'T LET MY BABY SUFFER!". Mom then had one of the delinquent boys (14, no license) rush her to the hospital, as she held the baby. Daniel was dead on arrival, probably died before they even got in the vehicle.

During all of this, police were called to the scene by some of the siblings who stayed behind (my sister being one of them). When the local sheriff arrived, he located the 3 year old, which everyone had forgotten about in all the commotion. He was hiding under the bed where he had just shot his brother. The 3 year old was scared and said to the sherrif "I'm gonna be in trouble. I'm gonna get a spanking because I just shot my brother". The cop could see that it was a tragic accident.

Our father was a trucker, so he wasn't home and wasn't even aware of what had just transpired. Red cross had to hunt him down off his route to tell him. Took them a day or two. He returned home immediatly, and my sister said that that was the first time she had ever seen him cry. He quit trucking after that event.

Our mother was messed up for a long time after the funeral, and had to be put on nerve pills.

Thoughts?
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Oof
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damn, really sorry to hear that
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SpinKirby posted...

Oof

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Another sad thing, the 3 year old didn't understand the concept of death. Days after the funeral, he was still asking mommy where his brother was, and when he was gonna be back from heaven.
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Dyinglegacy posted...

Another sad thing, the 3 year old didn't understand the concept of death. Days after the funeral, he was still asking mommy where his brother was, and when he was gonna be back from heaven.

Horror for the parent, but a blessing for the kid.
At least one person escaped without emotional trauma.
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damn thats a heavy story

did you not know any of this? how did your mom seem growing up?
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I can't imagine his mom ever wanting to tell her son that he murdered his brother.
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I legit had to stop reading and im going to pretend this is fake.

Fuck man.
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I honestly don't believe this.
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mario2000 posted...

damn, really sorry to hear that

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SpinKirby posted...

Dyinglegacy posted...

Another sad thing, the 3 year old didn't understand the concept of death. Days after the funeral, he was still asking mommy where his brother was, and when he was gonna be back from heaven.

Horror for the parent, but a blessing for the kid.
At least one person escaped without emotional trauma.

I mean, I'd have to imagine it would still be pretty traumatic finding out/realizing what had happened years later.
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Romulox28 posted...

damn thats a heavy story

did you not know any of this?

I didn't know the details. I knew that I had a brother who died before I was born, and that he was shot in the heart by another brother. I knew that it was an accident, and I knew that it was a tragedy, but other than that... I just didn't know much. My sister disclosed the fine print to me over dinner Sunday afternoon. Her, her husband, one of her sons and myself all went out to eat at Cheddar's. I forget how the conversation came about, but we defintely didn't start the dinner with "hey, let's talk about our dead bro". The convo DEFINITELY killed the mood, and I think we all left the resturant depressed and kinda staring off into nothingness.

Romulox28 posted...

how did your mom seem growing up?

She seemed okay, all things considered. I came years later, tho. She probably had some time to recover.
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Dyinglegacy posted...

Another sad thing, the 3 year old didn't understand the concept of death. Days after the funeral, he was still asking mommy where his brother was, and when he was gonna be back from heaven.

You mean your brother?

I slipped to the end hoping to see a meme or evidence of copypasta or something so that I would have reason not to believe it, but I didn't get that :(
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BalisticWarri0r posted...

Dyinglegacy posted...

Another sad thing, the 3 year old didn't understand the concept of death. Days after the funeral, he was still asking mommy where his brother was, and when he was gonna be back from heaven.

You mean your brother?

I guess technically our brother, but I wasn't around at the time.
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

I slipped to the end hoping to see a meme or evidence of copypasta or something so that I would have reason not to believe it, but I didn't get that :(

I wish that were it, but I assure you, it is not.
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Have an uncle who died shortly after I was born.

My mom would sometimes tell me that he would have loved to spend time with me and get to know me.

Similar emotions arising after reading this story. Eheu......
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

I slipped to the end hoping to see a meme or evidence of copypasta or something so that I would have reason not to believe it, but I didn't get that :(

I did the same thing once the toddlers started playing with the gun.
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Sorry to lay this down on ya'll. Legit not trying to ruin days.

It's hard to read, I know. Hell, it's hard to write. I wasn't even there, and never had the oppurnity to meet him. I often wonder what type of personality he would have had. It sucks that tragedy like this happens
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Asherlee10 posted...

That is really terrible to hear.

Odd question, but how old was your mom when she had you? Seems like she was quite old given the facts of the story.

40.

She got married at 13 and had her first child the same age. We're talking back in the mid to late 50s. Apperently, it was acceptable back then. More acceptable in the south than in the north.
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Dyinglegacy posted...

Asherlee10 posted...

That is really terrible to hear.

Odd question, but how old was your mom when she had you? Seems like she was quite old given the facts of the story.

40.

She got married at 13 and had her first child the same age. Were talking back in the mid to late 50s. Apperently, it was acceptable back then. More acceptable in the south than in the north.

HOLY
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Imagine being a teen mother, with grade school education, no knowledge of the world, NO home help raising kids (Dad on the road), and having 5-6 kids screaming all at once.
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That's fucked. Sorry your family had to go through this.
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Damn how many kids did your mom have?
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RE_expert44 posted...

Damn how many kids did your mom have?

9...
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When they entered the bedroom, Daniel (2 year old) was setting upright on the bed, and simply said "Oh, momma" as he reached for Mom.

I have a two year old and couldnt help but read that in her voice.
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CapnMuffin posted...

When they entered the bedroom, Daniel (2 year old) was setting upright on the bed, and simply said "Oh, momma" as he reached for Mom.

I have a two year old and couldnt help but read that in her voice.

I have a 3 year old, and couldn't imagine this. Him looking at me after he had been shot in the heart. There's... There's just no way. I don't think I could survive that. Innocent little boy getting taken away.

I'm not religious (more agnostic than anything) but I guarantee you I'd be begging God for mercy in that moment.
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That just bummed me out.
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Dude....damn.
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Pics?
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3khc posted...

Pics?

comedy/10
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mario2000 posted...

I can't imagine his mom ever wanting to tell her son that he murdered his brother.

He didn't murder him. He killed him. Murder =/= homicide.
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My cousin accidentally shot and killed his little sister when I was little. She was trying ro take the family car out (she was 11 and a terror) and her 13yo brother who was put in charge/babysitting tried to stop her by shooting a rifle over her head. Guess he didn't realize how heavy it was, shot her in the head.

I know he drank himself to death about 15 years later.
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