5-year-old girl shot and killed by 3-year-old boy at house in Henderson
HENDERSON, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Henderson Police Department (HPD) is investigating a deadly shooting involving two children.
Police said a child died after being shot by another child Friday morning at a house. The grandmother of the victim told ABC11 that a 5-year-old girl was accidentally shot by a 3-year-old boy.
It happened at 9:30 a.m. inside a home on Gary Street. According to HPD, the 3-year-old got access to an unsecured gun and fired it at the 5-year-old. First responders provided medical assistance after arriving on the scene but were unable to save the child.
Officers said the gun involved in the shooting and other evidence have been confiscated from the house where the shooting happened.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as information is released.
