California 2-year-old shoots, kills 6-year-old sister

California 2-year-old shoots, kills 6-year-old sister

2011-05-30 20:21:29 GMT+7 (ICT)

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Police in California are investigating a shooting in Fresno in which a toddler accidentally shot and killed his sister, authorities said on Monday.

The shooting happened at around 10.30 a.m. local time on Sunday at a home in northeast Fresno after a two-year-old boy managed to get access to a loaded, semi-automatic handgun. He then walked into a bedroom where three children were and accidentally fired the weapon.

The bullet struck the boy's six-year-old sister in her upper body, killing her. The two other children in the bedroom, who are aged between 2 and 10, were not injured, but it remains unclear how the boy got access to the weapon.

Fresno Police said the father of the children was in the living room when the shooting happened, but their mother and an older child were not at home. Multiple weapons were recovered from the house, but it is unknown where they were kept.

As of Monday, police have not arrested or charged the father of the children, although some neighbors were upset and believed the father should be held responsible. "They made a big mistake. This is not fair. 6 years old. She hasn't seen her life, nothing. No, it's not fair. The parents should be punished. Whether it's an accident or not, intentional or not. They have to be punished," one neighbor told KMPH-TV.

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