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Five-year-old in US shoots self after mom leaves her home alone

New Orleans, Jun 24: Police say a 5-year-old girl fatally shot herself when her mother locked her inside their home and went to the store.The New Orleans Police Department said in a news release the

five year old in us shoots self after mom leaves her home alone five year old in us shoots self after mom leaves her home alone
New Orleans, Jun 24: Police say a 5-year-old girl fatally shot herself when her mother locked her inside their home and went to the store.



The New Orleans Police Department said in a news release the girl was home alone on Sunday, somehow found her mother's revolver, and accidentally shot herself in the head.

The mother, 28-year-old Laderika Smith, will be booked on a charge of second-degree murder. Police say her negligence resulted in the death of her daughter.

Upon returning home from the store, police say Smith found her daughter lying on a bedroom floor with a gunshot wound. She died at a hospital.

The jail's website listed Smith's birthday as Sunday. It wasn't immediately clear whether she had an attorney. A call to the jail was not immediately returned.

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