Missouri girl, 6 years old, dies after being shot by her brother while her parents were at Christmas

Maliyah Palmer was in first grade.

A Missouri 6-year-old girl died Friday after police reported that her 12-year-old brother shot her in the head by accident while their parents were at a Christmas party, according to the same report. source.

Fox 2 Now Maliyah Palmer was shot in the head and died in a nearby hospital. The two men were reportedly supervised by a 16-year-old brother. Florissant's police responded to the shooting at 11 pm

The 12-year-old man reportedly found the 9mm pistol in a dresser in his parents' room and reportedly opened fire. His sister was near him.

"All the police officers who responded to the scene are mothers and fathers, so you can imagine how personal it is to see a child being shot in the head. advisers here Timothy Lowery, chief of police, said, according to the newspaper.

Authorities have described the tragic accident shooting and, according to the daily newspaper "The Post-Dispatch", will investigate and present the evidence to prosecutors. The authorities said earlier that no charges would be filed.The newspaper pointed out that parents had previously been indicted in similar cases in the past.

"We could not have written a more script tragically, everything is so tragic and terrible, but we have to put aside our personal feelings. "and do the law enforcement side of that," Lowery said, according to the paper.