Overview

• An 11-year-old boy in Mississippi was fatally shot in the head by his 12-year-old sister in a hunting accident while they were hunting rabbits at their grandmother's house.
• The boy handed his .22-caliber rifle to his sister, but stood up as she pulled the trigger.
• The boy was initially transported to Forrest General Hospital in critical condition, and was later transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he died.
• The boy's organs will be donated, potentially saving the lives of other children.
• The Jones County Sheriff's Department and Mississippi’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks are investigating the incident.