A 4-year-old Pennsylvania girl died after her 2-year-old brother accidentally shot her inside a parked vehicle at a gas station in Delaware County, authorities said.
Police officers said the tragedy occurred at approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Mano’s Gulf Service Station located at 916 Kerlin Street.
The 4-year-old victim was rushed to a nearby medical center where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.
According to investigators, the 2-year-old boy was playing with a firearm he found inside the car when the gun discharged and struck his sister.
The parents were not immediately charged following the deadly shooting which remains under investigation.
“Everybody in the community of Chester, in Delaware County, myself included, all of us are just heartbroken to think of what happened with this poor child,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said.
