Teen accidentally shot, killed by brother, Phoenix police say

Phoenix Police Department.A teenager died in a shooting at a north Phoenix apartment complex on Friday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.At about 10:35 a.m. Friday, officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex off Bell Road and North Seventh Street. When officers arrived, they found a boy, later identified as Antawn Haynes, 16, who had a gunshot wound. Haynes was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to a police news release.Preliminary information from detectives suggested that Haynes' older brother owned a handgun, and that Haynes grabbed his brother, causing the handgun to accidentally fire, police said.Haynes' brother was released by officers from the area of the shooting after being interviewed, according to the police news release.The investigation of what led up to the shooting remained ongoing, according to police.This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Teen accidentally shot, killed by brother