ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County sheriff John Allen said the seven-year-old behind a startling video showing him playing with a gun has run away and hasn’t been found. Sheriff Allen released more information on KRQE News 13’s affiliate News Nation. BCSO’s drone video showed the kids, ages seven and nine, carelessly handing a loaded gun.
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Deputies confirmed Friday night that they are brothers and a concerned neighbor called deputies back in February saying the kids were playing with a gun. The sheriff said one actually pulled the trigger but the gun malfunctioned. The kids ignored the deputies demands so a deputy fired a non-lethal bean bag near them. Deputies were able to go in and take the gun away from them.
“We do know from some of the interviews we have done, we know the child was pulling the trigger. He was taught how to use a firearm by one of his parents. That’s something we are looking into,” said Sheriff Allen on News Nation.
Friday night, the sheriff said the seven year old is missing. The department released a missing poster involving the child. The poster states that he may be on a purple scooter.
Sheriff Allen said they have been called to the home more than 50 times and he’s frustrated that the state keeps returning the kids to their mom. Their father is incarcerated. He said he is looking to charge their father with Bennie’s Law for not having his gun properly stored.
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