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The girl was flown to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.

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LORAIN, Ohio –A 3-year-old girl remains in critical condition after she was shot in the head Sunday morning by her 4-year-old brother, police said.

Police said the shooting was accidental.

The girl was flown to Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital and was listed in critical condition as of Monday morning, the Lorain Police Department said.

Officers were called about 10 a.m. to a home on the 1300 block of West 28th Street and found a man holding his daughter, who was shot in the head.

Responding police officers learned that the boy and girl were playing by in a room by themselves when the boy got his hands on the gun. The boy accidentally pulled the trigger and shot his sister, police said.

Investigators interviewed three other people who were in the house during the shooting and police recovered the gun at the scene, a report said.

The Lorain County Prosecutor is reviewing the incident to determine if charges will be filed.