Authorities in southern Kentucky,
USA say a 2-year-old girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her
5-year-old brother, who was playing with a .22-caliber rifle he received as a
gift.
Kentucky
State Police said the toddler was shot just after 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday in
Cumberland County and was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was later
pronounced dead.
Cumberland County Coroner Gary White told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the
children's mother was at home at the time.
White told the newspaper that the boy received the rifle made for youths
last year and is used to shooting
it. He said the gun was kept in a corner and the family didn't realize a shell
was left inside it.
White said the shooting
will be ruled accidental.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
-Adapted from Huffington
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