1-Yr-Old Fatally Shot By 3-Yr-Old Sibling In Gun-Saturated Country
A 1-year-old child in Fallbrook, California, was shot and killed by her 3-year-old sibling after getting ahold of an "unsecured handgun," according to authorities. It's tragic on so many levels. This should not have happened, and the firearm should have been under lock and key. And the sibling will grow up guilt-ridden when the parents are responsible for letting children around an unsecured firearm.
CBS reports:
San Diego Sheriff's responded to the 1100 block of South Stage Coach Lane in Fallbrook around 7:30 a.m. following reports that a 3-year-old accidentally shot their 1-year-old sibling.
Deputies told CBS 8 that the 3-year-old "got ahold of an unsecured handgun."
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, according to Captain John Choi with NCFPD.
"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," according to Lieutenant Joseph Jarjura with the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
The 1-year-old victim was taken to Palomar Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 8:30 a.m. from a gunshot wound, Lt. Jarjura said.