A nine-year-old girl was flown to the hospital on Saturday, where she later died after her three-year-old brother accidentally shot her on the head in their Alabama home.
Police told AL.com that the boy found a loaded pistol on a bedroom nightstand, and shot his sister in the head with it. He said the incident seems to be a 'tragic accident' but an investigation is under way.
The grandfather had left the loaded gun on the nightstand not knowing his grandchildren were coming over that day.
Police told AL.com: 'The lesson is you have to make sure those weapons are put up, out of sight and out of reach, really of anyone, but especially children.'
He added that the little boy has 'no idea what is going on right now' and it's just a 'horrible situation'.
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