Horror! 3 Year Old Boy Shot Dead By His 6 Year Old Brother As They Played Cops And Robbers

Pictured above is a man who was charged with felony child endangerment by Chicago police after his six-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his three-year-old brother told investigators that he got the gun illegally from a gang member.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Michael Santiago told investigators that he was a former gang member and felt he needed the gun to protect his family.

The shooting occurred Saturday night. Guglielmi says the older boy and his younger brother wanted to play 'cops and robbers' when one of them retrieved the loaded handgun from atop the refrigerator. The older boy shot his younger brother in the face.

Family members took the younger boy, identified by the medical examiner as Eian Santiago, to Norwegian American Hospital. He was later transported in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died later on.

The boys' father, Michael Santiago, was charged Sunday with one felony count of child endangerment/death for 'knowingly' storing the loaded gun in the house and making it accessible to his children.