A 13-year-old boy who police say fatally shot his little brother in the back of the head while playing cops and robbers will be tried as an adult

• Pennsylvania officials say a 13-year-old boy fatally shot his 9-year-old brother in the head during a game of cops and robbers.
• Brayden Leroy Wright of Waynesboro will be tried as an adult with first-degree criminal homicide and second-degree aggravated assault. He was denied bail.
• The teen reportedly told his arresting officer that he became angry when his brother "was not complying with his commands" during the game and then shot his brother in the back of his head while the 9-year-old was watching videos on the phone.
• Wright is accused of using one of his father's loaded 9 mm handguns, which was stored in a couch console in the living room.
• The teen said he knew the gun was loaded, according to the arresting officer.

Pennsylvania officials say a 13-year-old boy fatally shot his 9-year-old brother in the head after he was "not complying with his demands" during a game of cops and robbers.

Brayden Leroy Wright of Waynesboro was charged Wednesday with first-degree criminal homicide and second-degree aggravated assault. He will be tried as an adult.

An arrest affidavit obtained by The Patriot-News said the 13-year-old was playing a game of cops and robbers with his brother at about 6 a.m. on Wednesday when he retrieved one of his father's loaded 9 mm handguns that was being kept in a couch console in the living room.

The boy's father, Mark Snyder, told investigators he kept two loaded and unsecured guns for "home protection."

The teen told the arresting officer Erica Polcha that he became angry when his brother "was not complying with his commands" during the game, she said, adding that it prompted him to put the gun's muzzle to the back of his sibling's head as he lay on the couch watching videos on his phone.

Wright put the gun back into the couch console after the shooting and then called 911 to report that someone had fallen, Polcha said, according to The Patriot-News. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they found his 9-year-old brother in cardiac arrest and bleeding. He later died of his injuries at Waynesboro Hospital.

The teen said he knew the gun was loaded, according to the affidavit. He was denied bail by a judge and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing Monday.

Relatives of the family have set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to cover "funeral expenses, legal fees, and counseling" for the boys' three sisters, according to BuzzFeed News.

"Yesterday forever changed all our lives," the page said. "We not only lost a 9 yr old precious little boy, but we could potentially lose his 13yr old brother."

The boys' guardians were not facing any charges as of Sunday, WHTM reported.

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