Child was hit by an accidental shot in the rural area of ??Mâncio Lima Reproduction A 10-year-old girl died after being accidentally shot while playing with the family's homemade gun in the Timbaúba Community, a rural area in the municipality of Mâncio Lima, in the interior of Acre. The accident occurred this Thursday (2). The Civil Police confirmed that the girl was identified as Alice Souza. She was playing with a cousin, possibly the same age, when she was shot. ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp Alice's body was collected and taken to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) in Cruzeiro do Sul, a neighboring city. To g1, police chief Obetâneo dos Santos said that the police were in the area and heard from some family members. However, he is waiting for the family to watch over and bury the child to get more details of the incident from Monday (6).
10-year-old child dies from accidental shooting while playing with homemade gun in Acre
Child was hit by an accidental shot in the rural area of ??Mâncio Lima Reproduction A 10-year-old girl died after being accidentally shot while playing with the family's homemade gun in the Timbaúba Community, a rural...
"They were playing and had access to a garrucha, which is a homemade weapon. It was definitely an accidental shooting and we will investigate it as manslaughter. We will check further from Monday [6]", he said. READ MORE: 4-year-old child is accidentally shot in the head by his brother in a rural area of ??Acre 5-year-old child accidentally shot by his 8-year-old brother dies in Acre According to the police chief, the suspicion is that the shot was fired by Alice's cousin. The two children played alone and the victim's cousin informed family members. "He ran out in despair, then people arrived and monitored the situation. It's a remote community, it can only be accessed via the river. Everyone is still in shock", he lamented. Review Acre’s news programs
