A one-year-old girl died Monday in California after being accidentally shot by her brother, just two years her senior. Around seven thirty in the morning, local police received a call after hearing shots at a house in Fallbrook, a northern suburb of San Diego, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office in southern California. , it's a statement.
When police officers arrived on the scene, they found that the shooting had been caused by a 3-year-old boy who had gained access to an unlocked gun and "accidentally" shot his younger sister in the head.
Police have not released the name of the deceased minor "out of respect for the family and because he is a minor," the sheriff's office said in a statement. In turn, the authorities reported that they have opened an investigation to clarify "with more details" the cause of death.
California is one of the states with the greatest restrictions on carrying weapons, allowed for those over 21 years of age.
