A 6-year-old Missouri girl was shot and killed by her 12-year-old brother, who found a loaded gun in his parents’ bedroom, just before 11 p.m. on Friday in Florissant, St. Louis, U.S.
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Police said the shooting was an accident and occurred while the parents were at a Christmas party and an older, 16-year-old sister was watching the two younger children, KTVI-TV reported.
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First-grader Maliyah Palmer died after she was shot in the head by her brother, who found a 9 mm handgun in a drawer in his parents’ room, then “accidentally” fired it at his sister, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, citing police.