A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment, authorities said.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by a 5-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment. Police said late Tuesday that Isiah Johnson’s older sibling accessed a handgun inside the Lafayette apartment and fatally shot the boy Tuesday afternoon. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday to determine the child’s cause and manner of death. Lafayette police Lt. Matt Gard tells the Journal & Courier that someone outside of the apartment called 911 after the shooting to report that a child was not breathing. Police said no arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning and the case remains under investigation.

 

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