Big shock in the USA

Child kills relative by shooting in the head: Arrest!

A nine-year-old child in the USA is suspected of killing a relative by shooting him in the head. He was arrested after the incident in Tooele in the western state of Utah, as the local police announced on Tuesday. Whether it was a boy or a girl was not disclosed.

Emergency services had found the seriously injured man at the family home on Friday. "He had apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the head," said police representative Colbey Bentley. The man was taken to the hospital in nearby Salt Lake City, where he died. The child was arrested Friday night.

A possible formal homicide charge against the child is being investigated, Bentley said. Authorities did not say how the child was related to the victim.

More firearms than residents in the USA
Gun violence is a common problem in the USA, where there are more firearms than residents. In the past, attempts to tighten the lax gun laws have repeatedly failed due to resistance from conservative Republicans and the powerful gun lobby.