Child grabs loaded gun in a Huston apartment before unintentionally shooting her 4-year-old sister

Tragedy in Texas after a 3-year-old girl fatally wounded her 4-year-old sister in an unintentional shooting.

The Texas Harris County sheriff says a group of family and friends, including five adults and the two children, were hanging out inside a Houston apartment on Sunday when the incident occurred.

The children were left unsupervised in a bedroom when each parent thought the other was watching them.

The 3-year-old then got hold of a loaded semiautomatic pistol shortly before the family heard a gunshot and ran into the room.

The other 4-year-old girl was found unresponsive on the floor.

Unfortunately accidents like these aren’t uncommon.

There were over 2,000 unintentional shootings by children under 18 years old between 2015 and 2020, resulting in 765 deaths and 1,366 injuries.

The sheriff says the investigation is ongoing and notes, in situations like this, it is “very likely”that someone will face charges for failing to secure the weapon. #trending #featured