LAFAYETTE, Ind. — (LAFAYETTE, Ind.) -- A 1-year-old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at an apartment in Indiana, police said.
Police received a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in Lafayette around 3 p.m. local time on Tuesday."Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department determined that the child was shot by his five-year-old sibling, who was able to gain access to a weapon in the apartment," the Lafayette Police Department said in a statement.An autopsy was performed on Wednesday and the preliminary cause of death is one gunshot wound, Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello said.
"This continues to be an active investigation by our department," Lafayette Capt. Brian Phillips said in a statement to ABC News on Wednesday.Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
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