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LEWISTON, Cache County – A 3-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained when she was shot in the head with a BB gun by her 9-year-old brother.
On Aug. 17, two brothers were pumping their BB guns with air and shooting their 3-year-old sister in the head with air, Cache County Sheriff's Lt. Chad Jensen said in a prepared statement.
During one of the shots, the 9-year-old brother pumped his gun with what he thought was air and shot it and his sister's head. A BB was in the gun and struck the girl on the left side of her head, Jensen said.
The girl was initially taken to Franklin County Medical Center before being transported to Primary Children's Medical Center where she died from her injuries. The Utah State Medical Examiner contacted the Cache County Sheriff's Office about the incident.
Sheriff's Lt. Chad Jensen said although it may turn out to be an accidental shooting, as of Wednesday investigators weren't ready to make that conclusion.
"We're not ruling anything out right now. We can't comment on a motive. We'll review the information we've collected with the county attorney," he said.
The Cache County Sheriff's Office was contacted to investigate the incident.
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