Six-year-old Missouri girl dies after brother accidentally shot her in the head while parents were away at Christmas party
A young Missouri girl tragically died last Friday, December 14, after she was accidentally shot in the head by her 12-year-old brother while her parents were at a Christmas party. Six-year-old Maliyah Palmer was rushed to the hospital for treatment but succumbed to her injuries.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Maliyah and her brother were being watched by their 16-year-old sister at their home in the first block of Holly Lane, Florissant, when the boy found a 9mm handgun in a dresser drawer in the parents' bedroom.
His sister was reportedly near him at the time when he accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting the little girl in the back of the head. Officers responded to the residence on reports of a shooting at around 11 pm, and the girl later died after being transported to the hospital.