Toddler (3) shoots sister (9) death

- A 3-year-old American toddler last weekend killed his sister nine years. The police assumes an accident.

The incident happened at the home of the grandparents of the children in Irondale, Alabama. Since the toddler found a loaded gun on a nightstand. His grandfather had left because he did not know would come by his grandchildren. He told the local news site AL.

After the boy's sister was shot in the head, she was initially still alive. Her grandmother and uncle were home and could enable the emergency services. She died en route to hospital.

Police speak of serious negligence by the grandfather. 'The lesson is that these weapons should always be out of sight and out of reach, especially of children,' said police chief Ken Atkinson. 'This is tragic. This guy has no idea what's going on. Terrible. '