Fairbanks police are investigating a report that a 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 3-year-old sister in the chest with a .357 revolver Friday afternoon in an apartment near Party Palace on Peger Road.
The girl was in stable condition as of Friday evening and had been flown to Anchorage, officer Alana Malloy said.
The girl’s parents drove her to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, where police were called at 2:42 p.m. The gun belonged to the children’s parents and it was not immediately clear why the boy had access to it, she said.
You can already imagine what the father's argument was for purchasing this weapon.
"We need to for protection. The world is a dangerous place. Think of the kids."
Yes think of the kids.
A day ago this 5 year old boy was just a regular kid who had NOT just blown a hole in his little sister's chest with a .357 handgun. And the suddenly in the blink of an eye, and the twitch of a finger, he was.
The good news is that it sounds like the little girl will pull through.
The bad news is that she will undoubtedly be returned to a family that clearly cannot protect her from their stupidity.
