Spring Branch boy, 11, killed playing with gun Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:27 p.m., Sunday, April 29, 2012 [...] they started banging on the door: "Miss Yvonne, help us, Alex has been shot!" Late Sunday, police released few details but said it appeared to be an accidental shooting.