A little boy of six in Chicago accidentally shot and killed his younger brother of three while the two where playing “police and thief”.
The six-year-old, whose name was not disclosed, found the loaded revolver wrapped in pajamas pants on top of the refrigerator and shot his little brother, Eian Santiago, in the head.
Eian was carried by a family member living a block away to Norwegian American Hospital, and then transported to Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly before midnight.
The boys’ father, Michael Santiago, 25, was a former member of the Spanish Cobras, the second largest Latino gang on Chicago’s North Side. He had gone straight by testifying against his former gang colleague in a murder trial. He bought the gun from one of his Cobra connections to protect his family.
He was, however, arrested and charged with child endangerment and is being held on a $75,000 bail. If he found guilty, he could spend 2 to 10 years in prison.
At the bond hearing, the prosecutor, Joseph DiBella, said the shooting happened when the children were in the care of their grandfather while Michael was at work and his wife was at the store with a younger child, age one.
Michael had shown the six-year-old the gun a week before, telling him it was only for adults. His wife, Angie Lasalle, has defended him saying he meant well and their family should be left to grieve in peace.
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