MIAMI (WSVN) - A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after police say he shot his 13-year-old stepbrother during an argument in a Miami home, leaving the younger teen hospitalized.
City of Miami police said Landon Lumpkin was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a minor, and grand theft of a firearm.
Investigators said the weapon used in the shooting, a .45-caliber Glock 21, had been reported stolen.
“What we can confirm is he was in possession of a firearm that was, in fact, stolen about six or seven days ago,” said City of Miami Police officer Kiara Delva.
Officers responded after the boy’s mother rushed the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. Police said the teen was in stable condition.
According to an arrest report, the shooting happened after the victim returned home from school and confronted Lumpkin for wearing his clothes.
Lumpkin allegedly pointed the firearm at him “to scare him,” but it discharged, striking him in the shoulder.
“He arrived home from school, saw the stepbrother in some sort of clothing item that belonged to him and told the stepbrother to remove the clothing, at which point in time that stepbrother, who is a 16-year-old male, produced a firearm and fired a single shot, striking his younger stepbrother,” said Delva.
Detectives later executed a search warrant at the family’s residence, located in the area of North Miami Avenue and 31st Street, where they recovered the stolen firearm.
Police said it was the same gun used in the shooting.
Lumpkin was taken into custody and transported to Miami Police Headquarters, where detectives said he was questioned in the presence of his mother.
He was booked into juvenile detention.
“The second you turn it to a violent matter, you pull out a firearm, a knife, or whatever sort, be mindful that you can, in fact, be charged criminally as an adult, even if you are a juvenile,” said Delva.
Lumpkin is now facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a minor, and will be charged as an adult.
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