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A Chicago man accused by police of shooting and killing his 15-year-old sister on Tuesday claimed he was in the process of assembling a gun when the incident occurred, adding that it exploded in an accident.
Lawrence Daniels, 20, was seen by police outside the apartment building where the shooting took place in Chicago’s Lorne neighborhood on Tuesday. Fox 32.
According to his attorney, Daniels has expressed “remorse” over the incident and said the shooting was an “accident.”
His sister, Shanya Daniels, was found dead of gunshot wounds in her apartment on Block 2400 of West Marquette Road in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said.
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Another brother of Shanya Daniels told police he was in the bathroom when the shooting happened. found, he told police.
According to reports, Shanya Daniels died shortly after being shot.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found a bag containing two handguns that the 911 caller said had been dropped from a window, state assistant attorney Daniel Hanichuk said.
Hanichuk said Lawrence Daniels had previously been arrested several times for “family matters,” but had never been convicted of a crime.
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One of the guns was partially assembled and matched the shell casing found in the bedroom where the shooting took place.
Police called the weapon that killed Shanya Daniels a “ghost gun.” Authorities say Ghost Guns are firearms that have no serial number, are often untraceable, and can be assembled at home.
Lawrence Daniels told police he was working on a gun he received from a friend months ago. Daniels told police the gun had 80% of his parts and all the screws were missing.
“The defendant said he didn’t think it would work because he hadn’t assembled all the parts yet.”When the gun exploded, the defendant accidentally touched the trigger.
Hanichuk said Lawrence Daniels initially denied the incident but later admitted to shooting his sister.
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Hanichuk said Lawrence Daniels considered shooting himself after the incident.
Daniels is being held on a bond of $50,000 for involuntary manslaughter.