4-year-old dead after finding loaded gun in car’s backseat, police say
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Published: Aug. 8, 2022 at 12:38 PM EDT
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) – A 4-year-old girl is dead after Georgia police said she found a loaded gun in the backseat of a car and accidentally shot herself.
The child’s mother, 26-year-old Kealin Lewis, has been charged with second-degree cruelty to children and remains at the DeKalb County Jail.
According to a DeKalb Police Department spokesperson, officers responded to Interstate 85 at 7:38 p.m. Sunday and found 4-year-old Kendal Lewis dead in the backseat of a car.
Investigators said it appears the child found a gun in the backseat and fired it, hitting herself.
The investigation is ongoing.
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