Overview

• The shooting occurred Monday evening in a southwest Washington, D.C. apartment when a 3-year-old boy accessed an unsecured firearm and accidentally shot his 5-year-old sister.
• The firearm involved was reportedly a ghost gun, which lacks serial numbers and is often untraceable.
• The children's mother had left them in the care of a family friend, who has since been arrested and charged with first-degree cruelty to children.
• An older sibling of the victim, identified as D’Jaunae McCrory Jackson, was also arrested on multiple charges including negligent storage of a firearm and assaulting a police officer.
• Police and officials have emphasized the dangers of unsecured firearms in homes, urging gun owners to store weapons safely and securely, especially around children.