Grieving father mourns 2-year-old son shot to death in Minneapolis

Kia Xiong fought back tears during a vigil near the family's Cedar-Riverside residence Saturday.

December 9, 2012 at 1:26AM
Dec. 8: Kia Xiong, the father of two-year old shooting victim Neegnco Xiong, is comforted by Rev. Harding Smith of the Spiritual Church of God, left, and peace activist K.G. Wilson, right.
Kia Xiong, the father of two-year old shooting victim Neegnco Xiong, is comforted by Rev. Harding Smith of the Spiritual Church of God, left, and peace activist K.G. Wilson, right, as Xiong fought back tears while remembering his son during a vigil near the family's Cedar-Riverside area residence Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Minneapolis, MN. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Kia Xiong, the father of 2-year-old shooting victim Neegnco Xiong, was comforted by the Rev. Harding Smith of the Spiritual Church of God, left, and peace activist K.G. Wilson.

Xiong fought back tears during a vigil near the family's Cedar-Riverside residence Saturday.

The boy was accidentally shot by his 4-year-old brother, who was playing with a loaded handgun he had found in his parents' bedroom.

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