Police: 5-year-old girl fatally shoots self in La.

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"NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Police say a 5-year-old girl fatally shot herself when her mother locked her inside their home and went to the store.

The New Orleans Police Department said in a news release the girl was home alone Sunday, somehow found her mother's revolver, and accidentally shot herself in the head. The mother, 28-year-old Laderika Smith, will be booked on a charge of second-degree murder. Police say her negligence resulted in the death of her daughter."

Police: 5-year-old girl fatally shoots self in La. - WTOP.com

 

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Police records show Smith has been arrested three different times since 2005 for prostitution and theft-related crimes, reports the station.

Wonder if this shooting may clear any unsolved crimes in the New Orleans area now they have a gun to match against bullets in previous cases. Not implying Laderika committed the crimes, just that she had street access to a gun.

Laderika Smith, mother of girl, 5, charged with murder after child shot herself in the head, New Orleans police say - Crimesider - CBS News