KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas (KXAS)- A 1-year-old girl died and her brother was also injured in a possible accidental shooting on Tuesday, according to the Kaufman County sheriff’s office.
Sheriff’s deputies received a call at 5:15 p.m. to the 2100 block of Juniper Drive in the Windmill Farms subdivision east of Forney. Department spokesman Jolie Stewart told our NBC affiliate that a girl had been shot in the head.
The child died at the scene.
Her 9-year-old sibling was checked into a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Stewart said.
The children’s other sibling and a neighbor were also inside the house, and they were both minors.
Officials did not mention who they believe shot the 1-year-old.