Police in Texas says a 3-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed her 4-year-old sister.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that the shooting that killed the person happened on March 12 in an apartment complex in Harris County.
Gonzalez said that there were five adults in the house and that the children were left alone. The sheriff said that one parent thought the other was watching the young girls, but the girls went into a bedroom.
The tweet below confirms the news:
3-year-old finds loaded pistol and fatally shoots 4-year-old sister, Texas cops say https://t.co/jaxuHnR4cY
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) March 13, 2023
No One Knows Yet If Anyone Will Be Charged
The sheriff says that the 3-year-old found a “loaded semiautomatic pistol” and fired one shot by accident. When the gunshot was heard, the 4-year-old was found on the floor, not moving:
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, briefing media on the accidental shooting death of a four year old girl. A three year old girl found an unsecured firearm, and shot the four year old. Crimes against Children investigators are on scene.#Hou News pic.twitter.com/zXE6gtxK23
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) March 13, 2023
Gonzalez said that deputies were called to the house and that the 4-year-old was pronounced dead there.
Gonzalez called the incident a “tragic situation, a very preventable situation.”
The 4-year-old has not been named by the sheriff’s office. No one knows yet if anyone will be charged.
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