5-year-old girl fatally shot by her older brother in accidental shooting, Phoenix police say
Law enforcement authorities on Wednesday disclosed more information about the shooting that left a 5-year-old girl dead earlier this week.
Watch: The truth about Arizona's water shortage and your bills | 11 mins
PHOENIX — Law enforcement authorities on Wednesday disclosed more information about the shooting that left a 5-year-old girl dead earlier this week.
The girl was accidentally shot by her 9-year-old brother on Tuesday night, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Initial reports said the shooting took place in a neighborhood near Seventh Avenue and Broadway Road.
In a Wednesday update, police said the boy shot his sister with their father’s gun.
New details in update on death of 5-year-old girl
Officers responded to the report of a stabbing incident at a behavioral hospital in the area of 1200 7th Avenue around 9 p.m.
When arriving on scene, police learned that the victim had been shot in her home near 500 W. Wier Avenue then driven to the behavioral hospital by family looking for medical help.
The girl was then taken by ambulance to a trauma center where she was pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, additional officers responded to the girl’s home in order to secure the crime scene.
Detectives learned that the brother shot his sister with a rifle owned by their father, 33-year-old Irvin Ramos-Jimenez.
Authorities later arrested Ramos-Jimenez for possession of a weapon by prohibited person.
Related
Investigation underway after girl killed in south Phoenix shooting
1 teen dead, another in custody after accidental shooting in Phoenix
Glendale boy rushed to hospital with life-threatening wound after accidental shooting
Indoor rainforest project near Scottsdale put on hold after tribal council delays vote
Pedestrian left in critical condition after hit-and-run in west Phoenix
Developer selected to create main street district in Peoria master-planned community
Comments
10 Comments
So now swimming pools are the same as loaded, unsecured firearms? That’s a stretch — The issue here isn’t academic performance, it’s a basic failure of adult responsibility. Public schools aren’t to blame because some gun owner couldn’t be bothered to lock up their weapon. Nice try, though
Interesting logic — so a gun left out by an irresponsible adult is somehow the fault of the public school system? That’s like blaming the DMV when someone leaves their car in neutral on a hill. Schools can do a lot, but they can’t lock someone’s gun safe for them. Just wondering.
Im not trained in military metaphors and this is not on public schools. It’s the irresponsible gun owner who left a loaded gun accessible — let’s not dodge that.