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Faith Mabuto Midlands Reporter
A 10 –YEAR-OLD Harare boy is lucky to be alive after his nine-year-old brother shot him on the stomach with an unsecured gun they had stolen from their father.

National Police Spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner, Charity Charamba, confirmed the incident which occurred at Waterfalls in Harare on August 27 at around 10AM.

“I would like to confirm an incident involving a shooting by two boys in Waterfalls Harare. A nine-year-old boy shot his 10-year-old brother in the stomach with a riffle they had stolen from their father’s bedroom in his absence,” said Snr Asst Comm Charamba.

She said the father of the two boys who owns businesses in Harare left them at home while he went to work.

“On the said date at around 10AM, the father of the two boys who owns some businesses in Harare left his two sons at his residence. The two young boys entered their father’s bedroom and got hold of an unsecured firearm,” she said.

Snr Asst Comm Charamba said the younger boy tampered with the firearm and accidentally shot his elder brother on the stomach.

The police spokesperson said the boy sustained moderate injuries.

“The Zimbabwe Republic Police would like to appeal to all members of the public to safeguard their fire- arms by making sure that they are under lock and key, not within the reach of children,” said Snr Asst Comm Charamba