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Last Monday, in St. Louis, Missouri, a 12yr old and a 14yr old lost their life, due to gun play. As seen on live, the two kids were streaming live, showing off guns, while in a bathroom at a family party.

According to People Magazine, family members say the deaths of cousins Kuaron Harvey and Paris Harvey resulted from a “freak accident”

Police say a 12-year-old girl fatally shot her 14-year-old cousin, then herself, in a live broadcast on Instagram that the girl’s mother portrayed as a “freak accident” that occurred during a family party.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department initially described the deaths of Kuaron Harvey, 14, and Paris Harvey, 12, as a murder-suicide, reports TV station KSDK.

But family members who watched the video said it showed otherwise.

“It was no murder. It wasn’t a suicide,” said Paris’ mother, Shinise Harvey, 35, who did not see the video but heard it described by others, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “It was a freak accident.”

“Everybody was getting together to celebrate, and so the younger kids, they got a bed and breakfast,” Harvey said, according to KSDK.

“They were making a video, and (Paris) was playing with the gun, but it went off and hit him.”

The girl’s grandmother, Susan Dyson, who had seen the Instagram Live video, told the Post-Dispatch: “It wasn’t a situation where they were arguing or anything like that. They were playing with the gun, when they shouldn’t have been. Of course, they shouldn’t have been doing it. I think it just went off. It went off by mistake.”

Police still are investigating who owned the gun and whether anyone might face related charges, reports KSDK. Neither of the children’s mothers was present at the party.

The police department later posted a graphic depicting white lilies to its official Facebook page, along with the words, “We are sending our heartfelt condolences to the family of 12-year-old Paris Harvey & 14-year-old Kuaron Harvey who tragically passed away on 3/25/22.”

This incident is very sad. It’s beyond unfortunate. It shows how kids love to do things for online attention. It demonstrates the importance of knowing where your guns are at all times.

We must do better with keeping guns away from young ones. The video was very short and just like that the kids were gone.

My prayers go out to the family and my hope is that families can do better, whether at a party or not.

-LaShawnda S. Wilkins (@speaklifeshawnie)

A Missouri girl aged just 14 accidentally' shot her 12 year-old cousin dead and then killed herself while streaming on Instagram Live at a birthday party, her stricken family says.

St Louis Police initially described Friday's incident, in which 12-year-old Paris Harvey, shot her 14-year-old cousin, Kuaron Harvey before shooting herself, as a murder-suicide.

But the children's family have since described the horrific shooting that took place at a house the family rented to celebrate birthdays, as a 'freak accident.'

Police responded to the Cupples Station Loft Apartments at South 10th and Spruce Street shortly after 2am on Friday.

Kuaron and Paris, whose mother and father are siblings, were pronounced dead at the scene. Relatives have shut down reports of a murder-suicide, saying instead it was a 'freak accident.'

'It was no murder. It wasn't a suicide,' Paris' mother, 35-year-old Shinise Harvey, told the St Louis Post-Dispatch. 'It was a freak accident. It happened.'

Harvey said she had not seen the video but family members had described it to her.

She said the cousins were 'trying to be too hip,' when livestreaming from the downtown apartment's bathroom before the tragedy.

Twelve-year-old Paris Harvey (pictured), shot her 14-year-old cousin, Kuaron Harvey, before shooting herself in what police initially described as a murder-suicide but relatives said was a freak accident

After Kuaron (pictured) was shot in the head, Paris reached for the gun and it may have accidentally gone off, also wounding her in the head, relatives have said

The tragedy took place at an appartment the family had rented for a party on South 10th and Spruce Street shortly after 2am on Friday. Kuaron and Paris were pronounced dead at the scene

Paris' grandmother, Susan Dyson, said she saw the Instagram Live video the two cousins were making together.

After Kuaron was shot in the head, Paris reached for the gun and it may have accidentally gone off, also wounding her in the head, relatives have said.

'It wasn't a situation where they were arguing or anything like that,' Dyson told the Post-dispatch.

'They were playing with the gun, when they shouldn't have been. Of course, they shouldn't have been doing it. I think it just went off. It went off by mistake.'

The gun was believed to have been taken to the party by Kuaron, but cops are still investigating who the weapon was registered to.

It is unclear if law enforcement plans to bring charges against any of the adults in charge of the children or their parents.

Family members told the Post-dispatch Paris and Kuaron were very close, called each other brother and sister and were always facetiming, rapping, making videos and pulling pranks.

Angel Dyson, Paris' aunt, also told the outlet the cousins acted 'older than they were.'

'No matter how good we try to raise our kids,' Shinise Harvey said, 'they still are going to venture off.'

Paris' sister, Tatyina Gilliehan, set up a GoFundMe to raise money to cover funeral costs. Kuaron's mother, Dara Harvey, has also set up a fundraiser

On social media, police posted a tribute for the children after their sudden death.

'We are sending our heartfelt condolences to the family of 12-year-old Paris Harvey and 14-year-old Kuaron Harvey who tragically passed away on 3/25/22.'

Family members said Paris, who was one of nine children, was a funny seventh grader who loved getting her hair and nails done and had a beautiful voice.

They described Kuaron as a goofy eighth grader who had long been able to do back flips.

According to the Post-dispatch, the party was for teenagers and younger adults in the family.

While Paris and Kuaron had been initially told they couldn't go to the party, their mothers eventually said yes when the children begged them to go.

Paris' sister, Tatyina Gilliehan, set up a GoFundMe to raise money to cover funeral costs. Kuaron's mother, Dara Harvey, has also set up a fundraiser.