California toddler dies due to accidental shooting

July 18, 2023 6:05 AM

Published July 18, 2023 6:19 AM

FALLBROOK, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A toddler has died after being shot in her home in California on Monday.

The incident was reported around 7:30pm. Deputies arrived and found the one-year-old with a "head injury."

The child was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died.

Police say a three-year-old shot and killed a one-year-old sibling with a handgun that was left unsecured in the Fallbrook home.

It is not clear where the chldren's parents were at the time of the shooting.

An investigation is pending.

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