Police say a South Carolina father accidentally fired his gun inside his residence, killing his 2-year-old daughter and wounding her 4-year-old sister. (Courtesy of CBS affiliate WLTX)A South Carolina father told police he was attempting to “make his gun safe” when he accidentally fired the weapon Thursday evening, killing his 2-year-old daughter and injuring her 4-year-old sister. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts told the paper that Miller was transported to Palmetto Health Richland hospital, where she was pronounced dead several minutes after her arrival. The State reported that the father was cleaning his gun when it misfired. “Right now, it just looks like an accidental shooting,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told the paper.

Source: Washington Post September 03, 2016 19:49 UTC