Tuesday, April 143, 2020

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Authorities are looking for the man who brought a gun into an Evans house where they say a 2-year-old was accidentally shot by her brother on Monday.

According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the 2-year-old was shot in the abdomen at home on Cummings Road.

According to officials, deputies responded at 2:30 p.m. to the shooting at 817 Cummings Road in Evans.

Authorities said a 2-year-old, an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old arrived at the residence with their mother, Stephanie Thomas.

The children were watching TV alone in the living room when the 8-year-old child discovered a handgun and began playing with it, authorities said. He then accidentally fired the handgun and the 2-year-old child was struck in the abdomen, according to authorities.

Neighbors

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"We heard a gunshot. And my sister said, ‘That’s a gunshot’. And I said, ‘That was a gunshot.’ and we heard screaming coming from the house," said neighbor Kaeyana Collier.

"My dad immediately put the baby on the ground flat and began CPR. ... After we felt that, there wasn’t a pulse," Collier said.

Then she called 911.

The girl was rushed to Augusta University Medical Center.

Columbia County deputies are working to identify a male who brought the weapon into the home and left before officers arrived.

Charges are pending, according to authorities.