Police said an unsecured gun in the home was used

Jackson police are investigating a shooting that killed an 11-year-old girl Sunday morning.Police said they were called to a home on Ginger Dr. just before 9 a.m.Officers said when they arrived at the home, they found an 11-year-old girl with injuries to her face. She was taken to a hospital and later died, they said.Police said the girl found an unsecured gun inside the home and it went off. A parent in another part of the home found the girl moments after hearing the gun discharge, they said.Investigators classified this shooting as death pending as they work to find out more details from the girl’s parent.No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.

Jackson police are investigating a shooting that killed an 11-year-old girl Sunday morning.

Police said they were called to a home on Ginger Dr. just before 9 a.m.


Officers said when they arrived at the home, they found an 11-year-old girl with injuries to her face. She was taken to a hospital and later died, they said.

Police said the girl found an unsecured gun inside the home and it went off. A parent in another part of the home found the girl moments after hearing the gun discharge, they said.

Investigators classified this shooting as death pending as they work to find out more details from the girl’s parent.

No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.