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Girl, 10, Shoots Younger Sister After Deputy Father Leaves Gun on Bed: Fresno Police

Fresno police officers arrived at the home in the area of Bullard and Cornelia avenues and found the injured girl. (Credit: Google Maps)

A 10-year-old girl accidentally shot her 8-year-old sister with her father’s service weapon Friday morning after he left it on the bed while getting ready for work, police said.

The girl’s injury does not appear to be life threatening, Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez said.

The girls’ father is a deputy with the Madera County Sheriff’s Department, Fresno Police Lt. Joe Gomez said. The man was getting ready for work about 7:48 a.m. and placed his service weapon on the bed before heading into the bathroom, Gomez said.

There was one bullet in the handgun’s chamber. The magazine had been removed, he said.

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