An argument over Christmas gifts turned deadly in Florida after a 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister.

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.

  • IHeartBadCode@kbin.social
    1025·
    11 months ago

    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

    That’s the nice way of saying she drowned in her own blood.

    “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.”

    Just FYI, this is not limited to children. There’s plenty of adults who have zero idea on how to handle stress without flashing a piece. I’ve seen about six different people use that as a method of indicating I’m getting over in your lane on my way into work pre-pandemic.

    • Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world
      411·
      11 months ago

      I’m pretty gullible and I believe a lot of stuff. So I’m asking this sincerely.

      Are you saying that in America people are tapping their widow with a Glock and giving you the stink eye to get into your lane? Like, instead of indicating and then waiting for a safe gap?

      • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
        352·
        11 months ago

        America is pretty big, and that isn’t something that happens where I live (Seattle)

        But there are parts of this country where a surprisingly large percentage of people are completely fucking insane and peacock with weapons in reckless ways. It also isn’t unusual for children to have guns, even if it isn’t legal.

        There’s a high school in rural Colorado that has given up on doing anything about guns in their high school because something like 30% of students are armed on any given day.

        I grew up in Tennessee, and students were allowed to store guns in their cars parked in the high school parking lot.

        I have met many people who open-carry and then openly emphasize it to others because they want to be intimidating. It’s a part of their identity, and they will let you know in inappropriate ways.

        This country is weird. I’m happy to live in a less violent part of it.

          • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
            212·
            11 months ago

            Found the Fox News watcher.

            Protip: The CHOP/CHAZ was a 3-week protest that closed a single neighborhood intersection, and ended over 3 years ago. The only people who think that it is an example of how dangerous Seattle is are people who watch right-wing news and have never set foot in Seattle…

            Fox News literally reported on it as if it were another country. They referred to it as if it as the “US/CHAZ border”, and overreported about it like it was the story of the century. Spoiler: they just hate progressive cities like Seattle, and were willing to say anything that would arouse their boomer viewership.

            It was basically an unauthorized block party created to stimulate an extended 2020 BLM protest.

            Yes, there was some violence, but at such a small scale it had zero effect on the city’s already low violent crime rate.

            But keep going about how racial justice protests make you feel unsafe…

            • SupraMario@lemmy.world
              19·
              11 months ago

              Lol people died but naaaa it’s cool it was just a small problem.

              https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/11/08/washington-crime-rate-up-statistics-chart

              It might have been a low crime city 30 years ago but it’s not anymore.

              Also hilariously funny how you instantly think I’m a right wing repub. Keep thinking that while you argue with someone who is pro-choice, wants single payer, wants the war on drugs to end and qualified immunity repealed and also marched with the protestors during the BLM movement…but sure…keep putting your head in the sand.

              • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
                22·
                11 months ago

                If you find it frustrating that people think you’re a right winger, consider not talking like one.

          • bricklove@midwest.socialEnglish
            6·
            11 months ago

            The George Floyd protests were outliers and the bigger picture shows that Tennessee is one of the most violent states in the country: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_violent_crime_rate.

            Even if you look at homicides per county, violence in TN is pretty widespread: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_intentional_homicide_rate

            Granted, Washington state’s homicides look fairly evenly distributed there but the worst areas are outside of Seattle. Also, based on your description of TN I’d expect it to look like Illinois where most homicides occurs in specific areas of Chicago

            • SupraMario@lemmy.world
              14·
              11 months ago

              Memphis and Nashville… that’s where the gangs are and where the majority of the violence is. This isn’t an unknown thing. Both counties that hold those cities are have a high murder rate. This goes for basically all large cities, it shouldn’t be a surprise.

              • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
                2·
                11 months ago

                Funny how Seattle is dangerous because of BLM, and Tennessee is dangerous because of Memphis (majority Black city), and “gangs”.

                I definitely see a pattern with what you consider dangerous…

          • stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml
            2·
            11 months ago

            I literally lived in the CHOP. My apartment was where it was founded. Just stop, other than the police abusing people and paramedics allowing people to die, nothing at all happened.

        • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          11 months ago

          I live in Texas and see people strapped pretty often, but they usually aren’t like waving it around or anything.

      • stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml
        51·
        11 months ago

        I think it is generally unlikely but am also sure that there are places where this is part of the culture.

        In Florida you’re allowed to use lethal force if you justifiably believe that your safety is threatened. When lockdown first started, there was a video of a dude having a meltdown at a Costco because he had to wear a mask. The person at the door was a woman of 65-70 and the man child pumped up his chest and yelled “I feel threatened” at her, which I learned in Florida for threatening to murder someone over an inconvenience.