7-Year-Old Fatally Shoots 5-Year-Old In Eastern Kentucky

MCKEE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police are conducting an investigation into an apparent unintended shooting in Jackson County.

Authorities were summoned to the home on Coal Road a little before 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

According to police, a 5-year-old child was mistakenly shot by a 7-year-old child inside the house.

Efforts were made to administer life-saving procedures on scene,  but the child did not survive.

There is no suspicion of foul play, officials said. The investigation is ongoing.

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