11-Year-Old West Virginia Girl Allegedly Uses Gun to Force 7-Year-Old Sister to Play
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say an 11-year-old Martinsburg girl threatened her 7-year-old sister with a gun to force the younger child to play with her.
Martinsburg police say the girl also pointed the .38-caliber pistol at her grandmother. The child surrendered the gun after the grandmother made several demands for it.
The weapon wasn't loaded but police believe the girl didn't know that.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The incident occurred Monday evening at the grandmother's residence.
Police said the two girls argued and the 11-year-old then retrieved the gun from her grandmother's bedroom.
She was being held at a juvenile detention center on charges of brandishing a weapon and domestic assault.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The names of the girls and the grandmother weren't being released.