A 5-year-old in Muncie died Tuesday afternoon when her 6-year-old sibling accidentally shot her with a gun he grabbed from a safe inside the home, according to police.
Officers received a report of a person shot at 2:25 p.m. at a location in the 2800 block of Monroe Street in Muncie.Investigators learned the 5-year-old was shot by her 6-year-old male sibling after the sibling retrieved the gun from inside a safe in the home. Police say the shooting appeared accidental.
In a press release, the Muncie Police Department explained that the parents of the two children were arrested for Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death and multiple Neglect of a Dependent Charges.
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