Authorities in Germany announced Thursday that a 16-year-old kid died after being shot in the head by an 81-year-old neighbor.
The boy died of his injuries in the hospital late Wednesday, prosecutors said, a day after the shooting in the northern town of Bramsche.
Before turning the gun on himself, the gunman, an Italian citizen, shot at the teen’s mother but missed. He was seriously injured.
According to prosecutors, the man, who is still in the hospital, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted manslaughter.
Police stated that there appeared to be squabbles among the neighbors, although it was unclear whether this was the motivation for the shooting.
According to police, the suspect, a hobby marksman, used a small caliber pistol in the killing.