Toddler Accidentally Shoots & Kills Baby Sibling, Mother Arrested

FLORIDA- A mother has been charged after police say her 3-year-old shot and killed her 5-month-old sibling while under her care.

Officers responded to a residence around 1 a.m. Saturday in Tampa after report about an infant that was shot in the hip, according to The Tampa Police Department, reports The Post.

Paula Concepcion Santos, 25, was arrested and charged with child neglect with great bodily harm.

The baby was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Concepcion Santos allegedly told authorities that her 3-year-old got a hold of a loaded gun and accidentally fired.

There is still an ongoing investigation.