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MUNCIE, Ind. — A young child has died after a shooting on Muncie’s southside Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Muncie Police Department, officers were called to the 2800 block of S. Monroe Street at approximately 2:25 p.m. for a reported shooting inside a home.
Police said when officers and Muncie Fire Department/EMS arrived on scene, they discovered someone had fired a gun inside the house, hitting the victim, a 5-year-old girl.
Muncie Police Department officers and other first responders blocked intersections across the city as the victim was rushed to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, where officials said she was pronounced dead.
“All I could have done, and what I did do, is pray for the family,” a woman who lives in the neighborhood shared.
The resident, who did not want her name shared publicly, said the news of what happened left her heartbroken. It was a sentiment echoed by other neighbors we spoke to in the hours after the shooting.
“I have three grandchildren close to that little girl’s age. I don’t know how I would feel or how I would do, but my heart goes out to the family,” the woman shared.
Through the investigation, police said they were able to determine it was the victim’s 6-year-old brother who fired the gun.
“Through the investigation it was determined that a 6-year-old male sibling had retrieved a gun from a safe in the residence and had accidentally shot his sister,” shared MPD Deputy Chief Melissa Criswell.
Police also announced late Tuesday night that the parents of the two children, 27-year-old Kimberly Grayson and 28-year-old Jacob Grayson, were arrested for Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death, a Level 1 Felony, and multiple Neglect of a Dependent charges, Level 6 felonies.
Police shared that there is no threat to the community and that this remains under investigation.
Investigators from Muncie Police remained on scene throughout the afternoon and evening at the home on S. Monroe St.
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