7-year-old Ferris boy dies after being shot by his 3-year-old brother

FERRIS – Seven-year-old Treshawn Moore died after being accidentally shot by his three-year-old brother.

Police indicated the shooting unfolded after the toddler picked up an unsecured firearm.

Two family members drove the boy to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Another family member stated, “It was just one gunshot to the abdomen, and unfortunately our little one is deceased.”

A subsequent search turned up a gun in the vehicle, police tweeted.

Officials said four adults were in the house at the time.

According to state law, it is illegal for firearms to be accessible to young children, and investigators were trying to determine who owns the gun.

A warrant has been obtained to search the entire house.

In an update, 24-year-old Takievon Holmes, a male that was in the home and who had recently been released from jail, fled the scene with the firearm after the incident.

Ferris DPS officers were able to track him down and have him in custody at this time.

Both Holmes and his girlfriend (who was present in the home), have admitted that the firearm was theirs, and they placed it in the house.

Both have been arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm, making a firearm available to a juvenile, and tampering with evidence.

The Ferris Department of Public Safety is working alongside the Texas Rangers, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ellis County District Attorney’s Office to investigate the incident.

A Go Fund Me page to honor the memory of Treshawn Moore has been setup at www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-the-memory-of-treshawn-moore.