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4 Year-Old Shoots and Kills 5 Year-Old Sister in Arkansas

HAMPTON, Ark. (AP) - Calhoun County sheriff's deputies say a 5 year-old girl is dead after being accidentally shot by her 4 year-old brother.

Deputies say Miyha Alexandra Ferguson died at Arkansas Children's Hospital on Saturday. She suffered a single gunshot wound to the head after her brother, Juwaun Lee Ferguson, found the .25-caliber handgun in a living room cabinet Thursday.

Investigator Terry Clark says there was at least three bullets in the weapon's clip and one in the chamber when it was fired. Clark says the children's grandmother forgot to tell the family about the pistol she kept in her home.

Deputies plan to give prosecutors an investigative report on the shooting later this week.

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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com

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Published Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:29 PM by smyers

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