Police: Boy, 12, shot nail into 7-year-old brother’s chest

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Lincoln police say a 12-year-old boy shot a nail from a BB gun into the chest of his younger brother.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the 7-year-old was shot Sunday afternoon. Lincoln police spokeswoman Angela Sands said Monday that the nail struck near the boy’s heart. She says his condition has stabilized at a Lincoln hospital.

The boys’ names haven’t been released.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com