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3-year-old shoots dead 1-year-old sister in US: ‘The gun was…’
US California Shooting: Fire department personnel transported the child to Palomar Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A 3-year-old child accidentally shot and killed their one-year-old sister in California, it was reported. The incident took place in Fallbrook in San Diego County.
The police said that they responded to a call from the child. Upon arriving at the scene, they found that the 3-year-old child had accidentally shot and killed their one-year-old sister. The child had found an unsecured handgun in the house.
The one-year-old had a head injury. Fire department personnel transported the child to Palomar Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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“When North County Fire Protection District firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a 1-year-old girl suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and in CPR status,” officials said.
"The family's 1-year-old, whose name is not being released at this point out of respect for the family and the fact she is a juvenile, had a head injury," they added.
Further details are awaited.
