| Show Brother Shoots t Bingham am Lad Child Drowned SHOOTING J f By Dan Valentine and George I BINGHAM May 26 A 26 A year 5 I Iby old Bingham boy was shot to death by his older brother possibly 1 while he slept slept slept-in in a a playtime accident accident accident ac ac- ac- ac I Thursday morning i iThe The accident happened while the boys were in the family home in inthe inthe f the area on the east eastside eastside J I side of Bingham Gilbert Fidel Duran died In Instantly instantly in- in I l scantly from a 22 caliber bullet from a gun in the hands of his 7 year old brother Max Duran The dead boy was in bed at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Fidel T. T Duran when his brother Max apparently accidentally discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged the gun while inspecting the weapon according to Deputy Sheriff R. R J. J Contratto Contralto Deputy Contralto Contratto said the gun belonged to lo another Duran brother year old Joseph who apparently apparently had left shells in the gun Dr H. H C. C Jenkins Copper Corp physician was called The t t. t to the scene of the shooting victim was dead when the doctor I reached the scene I Deputy Contralto Contratto said the gun r rI I was at close range when 11 it dis dis- I j jI I charged The bullet entered the I childs child's back passed through the L body and emerged from the chest r Powder burns bums were discernible on the boys boy's back indicating the range close shooting shooting shooting- Deputy Contralto Contratto said Dr Jenkins said the bullet shattered shat shat- the liver of young Gilbert He was dead at 9 30 am a.m. 20 minutes after the shooting I The body was taken to the Bingham Binsham mortuary pending funeral funeral funeral fu fu- fu- fu arrangements Deputy Contralto Contratto indicated there I would be no inquest explaining the investigation showed the shooting was accidental Judge Francis A. A Miller Bingham acted as coroner in the investigation See Page 2 Column 1 Continued from Page One I conducted by Deputy Sheriff Contratto Contratto Contratto Con- Con and Jack Householder Meanwhile in the Duran home high over Bingham Mrs Madina Duran mother of the youngsters I sat dazed in a chair with her eyes open but cut apparently unable to fully realize the import of sudden tragedy The father who works at the powder department of the Ken- Ken Corp was called from work He sat holding the mothers mother's hands with tears streaming down his face also apparently unable to realize exactly what had happened hap hap- Max who was holding the gun when it discharged had secluded U 4 4 r ul 6 J Max Duran Accidentally pulls gun trigger to kill brother himself in another room in the small home but his wails of sorrow sorrow sorrow sor sor- row could be heard ringing through the house He was unable to talk to tell how the shooting occurred The Duran family moved to from Ely Nev about five years ago Deputy Contratto remarked that it is very possible young Gilbert could have been killed while still asleep He said the wound caused very little bleeding the bullet neatly penetrating the body There were only a few drops of blood on the bed s. s r ti r syr 9 0 a ry d. d r r Gilbert Fidel Duran Dies in bed in accidental al shooting |
