A police officer's 3-year-old son shot his cousin of the same age to death in what the county sheriff is calling a "tragic accident."
The New Year's Eve shooting happened in Rayville, in northeastern Louisiana.
The 3-year-old victim was the officer's niece. He had gone to visit another off-duty officer, according to thenewsstar.com.
Sheriff Charles McDonald says the two children were playing in the front yard.
The police officer reached inside his vehicle to get something and turned away, the paper said.
While his back was turned, the little boy reached inside the driver's side door and grabbed the officer's sidearm, pulling the trigger.
The bullet accidentally struck the girl, killing her instantly.
The names of the officers and children involved were not released.
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