1:25 p.m. UPDATE WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-month-old Wichita toddler is dead after being accidentally shot by his 4-year-old brother who was trying to lift a loaded handgun from a nightstand when it went off.

Wichita police say they received a 911 call around 2 p.m. Tuesday from someone who was extremely upset and had a hard time providing an exact address. The child was pronounced dead shortly after two men brought him into a hospital.

Police Lt. Todd Ojile says three children were in the bedroom when the 4-year-old found the 9 mm handgun and accidentally pulled the trigger.

The children’s 33-year-old father and his 22-year-old brother were in the living room when the shooting occurred.

Ojile says the tragedy shows why parents and caregivers need to keep guns out of the reach of children.

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5 a.m. update  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a 1-year-old boy has died after being shot at his home.

The circumstances of the shooting Tuesday afternoon are still under investigation but police say it is believed to be an accident.

The child was rushed from his north Wichita home to the hospital after the shooting and died while receiving treatment.

Police say the child’s mother and at least two other children were in the home at the time of the shooting.

 

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 1-year-old Wichita child is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest.

KSNW-TV reports the shooting happened Tuesday afternoon in the northeastern part of the city. Police said the child was taken in a private vehicle to Wesley Medical Center and was in serious condition Tuesday night.

Officers were investigating whether the child was shot by another child, possibly a 3-year-old.

Additional details were being withheld while officers tried to interview witnesses.