Police: 2-year-old Utah girl killed by sibling handling gun

BALLARD, Utah — Authorities say a 2-year-old Utah girl has died after being fatally shot while her sibling was handling a gun.

The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the child was accidentally shot in her home Sunday by an older sibling who was moving the gun from one room to another.

The sheriff’s office says in a statement that the gun had been leaning against a wall inside the home since Saturday after being brought back from a hunting trip.

The girl’s parents took her to the hospital, where she died.