Brother charged in South Side death

The older brother of 16-year-old high school basketball standout who was shot and killed Friday has been charged in connection with the shooting.
Michael D. Whitney, 19, of the 7500 block of South Kingston Avenue, had been playing with a handgun and had pointed it in the direction of his brother when the gun discharged and 16-year-old Malcolm Whitney was hit in the head.
Michael Whitney faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and is scheduled to appear in bond court today.
The incident happened at the family home in the 7500 block of South Kingston Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. Malcolm Whitney was pronounced dead at 10:34 a.m. that day at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
The medical examiner's office had officially ruled Saturday that Malcolm Whitney's death was a homicide, after an autopsy that found Whitney died of a gunshot wound to the head.
According to a police report on the incident, Michael Whitney initially told police that his younger brother had been in the home's bathroom preparing for basketball practice when he heard two gunshots that had gone through the bathroom window. Under further questioning, Michael Whitney changed his story, saying he had been playing with his father's handgun, had pointed it at his brother and fired two shots.
Malcolm Whitney, who was found face down on a sofa in the front living room area of the home when police arrived, was hit in the left ear and the left side of his head. The victim's farther is an armed security guard