6-year-old girl dies after being shot at Northside home, police say

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Police accidental weapon that changeable miss belonged to her parent; decease nether investigation

Jacksonville constabulary called aboriginal Thursday to a shooting of kid astatine location connected Linda Drive.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 6-year-old miss recovered changeable Thursday greeting astatine a Northside location died astatine the hospital, Jacksonville constabulary said.

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Lt. JD Stronko said constabulary were called to a location connected Linda Drive conscionable earlier 7 a.m. due to the fact that of reports that a idiosyncratic had been shot. They recovered the miss with a gunshot coiled and she was taken by paramedics to a hospital, wherever she died from her injuries.

Investigators are speaking to household members and trying to stitchery much information. For now, her decease is being investigated by the JSO Homicide Unit arsenic an undetermined death, Stronko said.

It’s unclear however she was shot, but it appears the weapon that changeable her belonged to her parent, helium said.

Stronko said the child’s parent and 2 different children were location astatine the clip of the shooting. The different children’s ages were not released.

Anyone with accusation astir the shooting is asked to telephone JSO astatine 904-630-0500 oregon CrimeStoppers astatine 1-866-845-TIPS.