12-year-old St. Louis boy fatally shot as he played with gun

     (AP) – The parents of a 12-year-old St. Louis boy was accidentally

shot to death while playing with his younger brother are accused of causing the

death.

     Prosecutors on Wednesday charged 41-year-old Donnie L. Holmes and 40-year-old

Yolanda Jackson with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and child

endangerment. Holmes also is charged with unlawful firearm and felony drug

possession.

     Police say sixth-grader Damian Holmes and his 9-year-old brother were home

alone shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday when they began playing with a gun they

found. The gun discharged, shooting Damian in the head. It’s not clear which

child fired the fatal shot.

     Damian was pronounced dead at a hospital.

     Online court records don’t show whether Holmes or Jackson have attorneys.

     Holmes is jailed on $300,000 cash bond, Jackson on $200,000 cash bond.

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