3-year-old woman unintentionally kills sister, 4, with loaded gun in Texas dwelling

A 3-year-old woman unintentionally shot and killed her 4-year-old sister after getting preserve of a loaded gun contained in the family’s Texas dwelling Sunday, police said.

The two girls had been in a mattress room inside an condominium at 9955 Bammel North Houston Road in Houston at spherical 8 p.m. when a gunshot rang out, based mostly on Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

Five adults, collectively with the sisters’ mother and stepfather, had been in completely different parts of the residence on the time, reported the station KTRK.

Gonzalez said the kids had been left unsupervised inside the mattress room on account of the grownups believed on the very least one amongst them was watching the ladies.

“The 3-year-old gained access to a loaded, semi-automatic pistol. Family members heard a single gunshot. They ran into the room and found the small toddler, 4 years old, unresponsive,” Gonzalez said.

The toddler was pronounced ineffective on the scene after cops responded to the condominium.

Her title has not been launched as of Monday.

“It just seems like another tragic story of, again, a child gaining access to a firearm and hurting someone else and this time there was a fatal shot,” the sheriff instructed reporters outdoor the condominium developing.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office will determine whether or not or not any of the adults will face prices based mostly totally on the results of the police investigation.

It was not immediately acknowledged who owns the gun used inside the taking footage and whether or not or not the weapon was legally registered.

“Our hearts are broken. Our deputies are pretty shaken up,” Gonzalez said. “The community is impacted when a child loses their life in this way.”

The sheriff pressured that the little woman’s lack of life was “very preventable.”

 “You’ve got to be sure you’re being a responsible gun owner, securing your weapons in a safe place,” Gonzalez said. “It’s got to be more than just telling young kids not to touch the weapons. You know, we’ve got to do a little more. We see far too many tragic situations like this unfold.”