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6 Year Old Girl Killed By 11 Year Old Brother In Accidental Shooting
posted (March 26, 2012)
Tonight the parents of a 6 year old child are detained pending investigation by police -after the little girl was accidentally shot and killed by her 11 year old brother.

The shooting which is described as an extremely tragic accident -happened this morning around 8 in the small western community of Valley of Peace - inside the family home.

6 year old Lucy Cano and her 11 year old brother Jorge Cano were playing inside a room in the house. Reports are that it was a pump-12 shotgun concealed under a mattress that the little boy pulled out and was playing with when he accidentally shot his little sister in the chest area. The little girl was rushed to the hospital but died minutes later. Today 7news traveled west to Belmopan where we spoke with the aunt of both children.

Rosalia Cano, Aunt
"We live in Belmopan, and this morning around 8:30 my sister-in-law, along with the police, had told me to sign a paper which says that I would be responsible for their other children. I asked the police why they were taking my sister-in-law. They told me because her 11 year old son shot and killed his little sister with a pump 12 shot gun."

"My sister-in-law says that it took place inside the house. The gun was underneath the mattress when my nephew Jorge took it and told his little sister to 'let's play and see if he can shoot her.'"

"My sister-in-law says that 6 year old Lucy was shot in her right arm. We tried to see her at the hospital, but we needed a recommendation letter from the police. She died this morning."

From what we understand, the pump-12 shotgun was not licensed.

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