NOPD: Boy shot in the leg by brother

NEW ORLEANS — An 11-year-old boy was shot in the leg Thursday when he and his 15-year-old brother were playing with a loaded handgun, New Orleans police said.

Officer Frank B. Robertson III said the shooting occurred at 7 p.m. in the 2700 block of Onzaga Street.

The 15-year-old will be booked with negligent injuring, Robertson said.