6-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Fulton Accidental Shooting

SOUTH FULTON, GA – A 6-year-old boy was killed Wednesday after an accidental shooting of an unattended gun by one of his siblings.

Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, South Fulton police responded to the 2600 block of Fox Hall Lane S. for a report that a person had been shot at a home, according to police.

When officers arrived, they found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound, police said in a news release on social media. He was declared dead at the scene. Investigators determined the boy's siblings, ages 8 and 4, were also present during the shooting.

The investigation is ongoing.

"Our hearts cry out for this family during this difficult time," South Fulton police wrote on their Facebook page.