BURKESVILLE, KENTUCKY., — A police officer’s 5-year-old son was reported to have shot and killed his 2-year-old sister – Caroline Sparks, with a gun he received as a gift.
The .22-caliber rifle he received as a gift was said to be specifically designed for youths, it’s called “The little Crickett rifle”. The gun was kept in a corner but the family didn’t know that it was loaded.
Oddly the grandmother – Linda Riddle stated: “It was God’s will. It was her time to go, I guess.”
Caroline Sparks was shot just after 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday in Cumberland County and she was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
wtf… now that is sad.. give a 5 yrs. old a real gun who thinks its a toy gun and plays around and shoot his sister.. What in the hell is this world coming too.