A four-year-old girl in Chester, Penn., has died after her two-year-old brother accidentally discharged a gun inside the parked vehicle where they were waiting.
The Chester police investigation into the incident revealed that the boy had been “handling a gun” inside the vehicle that was parked at a mini mart gas station.
The gun discharged around 10:47 a.m., striking his sister. The four-year-old girl was rushed to a local hospital by adults who were on the scene but she was pronounced dead, police said.
It was not made clear who the gun belonged to, how the toddler got a hold of the weapon, or even what kind of gun it was. Read more: Florida mom shot, killed by toddler during work Zoom call Witnesses at the scene told CBS News that the children’s father was outside the vehicle when the tragic shooting occurred, and that the family are known to frequent the mini mart.