A 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister in Florida
after a family argument over Christmas presents, officials said
Tuesday.

The teen had been out shopping on Christmas Eve with Abrielle
Baldwin, his 23-year-old sister, as well as his mother, 15-year-old
brother and sister's children, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
said during a news conference.

The teenage brothers got into an argument about who was getting more
Christmas presents.

"They had this family spat about who was getting what and what money
was being spent on who, and they were having this big thing going on
in this store," Gualtieri said.

The boys continued to argue at their grandmother's house in Largo —
a city about a half hour's drive from Tampa — Gualtieri said. They'd
gone there so the grandmother could babysit Baldwin's baby boy and
her 6-year-old son while Baldwin was at work.

Once inside, the 14-year-old boy allegedly pulled out a
semiautomatic handgun, pointed it at his brother and told him he was
going to shoot him in the head, Gualtieri said. The older teen said
he didn't want to fight and told his brother to get out of the
house. One of their uncles separated the teens and got the 14-year-
old boy outside, where Baldwin was with her baby.

"'You all need to leave that stuff alone,'" Baldwin said to her
brother, according to Gualtieri. "'Why you trying to start it? It's
Christmas.'"

The 14-year-old boy called his sister several derogatory words and
told her he was going to shoot her and her baby. He allegedly shot
her in the chest around 1:45 p.m. local time.

The baby, who was in a carrier, was not injured, Gualtieri said.

The 15-year-old brother came outside with his own semiautomatic
handgun and allegedly shot the younger teen in the stomach, police
said. He then ran, throwing the gun into a nearby yard. The teen was
taken into custody at a relative's house.

Baldwin was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead,
Gualtieri said. The bullet traveled through her left arm and into
her chest, popping both of her lungs. She suffered internal bleeding
and was unable to breathe.

The wounded 14-year-old boy underwent surgery and is now in stable
condition at a hospital. He's been charged with first-degree murder,
child abuse and being a delinquent in possession of a firearm,
police said. The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office will review
the case and decide whether the teen will be charged as an adult.

His brother was charged with attempted first-degree murder and
tampering with physical evidence. Both teens have prior arrests for
car burglaries.

"These young kids — 14, 15 years old — routinely carry firearms and
this is what happens when you got young delinquents that carry
guns," Gualtieri said. "They get upset, they don't know how to
handle stuff, and they end up shooting each other."

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