5-year-old Idaho girl dies after Idaho playmate gets gun
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A 5-year-old girl visiting with friends in eastern Idaho died after being shot by another 5-year-old in what police say is an accidental shooting.
Lt. Bill Guiberson of the Chubbuck Police Department says emergency workers responded to a Chubbuck home at about 3 p.m. Wednesday and took the girl to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello.
The hospital confirmed later in the evening the girl had died.
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In a statement on Thursday, police say adults occupied the home at the time of the shooting but were in a different room.
Police haven't released the type of gun involved or how the children gained access to the firearm.
Names haven't been released, and police are continuing to investigate.
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Police didn't return a call from The Associated Press on Thursday.