4-year-old accidentally shoots, kills sibling in Tennessee, police say
A 4-year-old Tennessee child accidentally shot and killed a younger sibling, police said.
Officers were called to the Bristol Regional Medical Center on Saturday night after a child arrived with a gunshot wound, news outlets reported, citing a police statement issued Monday. The child, who was under age 2, died before officers arrived, police said.
The child’s name wasn’t immediately released.
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The shooting happened at the children’s home while the parents were there. The parents took the wounded child to the hospital, Bristol police said.
Investigators were trying to determine how the 4-year-old obtained an unsecured gun.
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