Overview
- Deputies say a 911 call from a Brookville home at about 3:15 p.m. Saturday reported two children shot.
- A 5-year-old girl died at the scene after life-saving efforts, and her 8-year-old brother was airlifted to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.
- Preliminary findings say a young child picked up a loaded, unsecured shotgun and fired, striking the siblings.
- Sheriff’s deputies, state troopers, and game wardens responded to the home, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting an active probe.
- Authorities have not disclosed the shooter’s age, and investigators plan to present their findings to the Ellsworth County Attorney’s Office when the work is complete.