BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) ―
Bakersfield police say a 2-year-old boy has died after being accidentally shot by his 3-year-old sister.
Sgt. Greg Terry says the girl apparently found a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun under her parents' bed Wednesday afternoon and accidentally shot her brother.
The wounded boy was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
Police say the children's mother was in another area of the apartment at the time of the shooting.
Their father was at work.
The investigation is continuing.
Bakersfield police say a 2-year-old boy has died after being accidentally shot by his 3-year-old sister.
Sgt. Greg Terry says the girl apparently found a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun under her parents' bed Wednesday afternoon and accidentally shot her brother.
The wounded boy was taken to Kern Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
Police say the children's mother was in another area of the apartment at the time of the shooting.
Their father was at work.
The investigation is continuing.