CHESTER — A 2-year-old boy was handling a gun in a parked vehicle at a gas station pump near Philadelphia when it discharged, killing a 4-year-old girl, police said.

Chester police said the shooting happened shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Eagle Save Mart.

Police said adults at the scene rushed the girl to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Chester police are investigating the case, which they called a juvenile homicide.

Update: @ChesterPolice confirm a 2-year-old boy picked up a gun, pointed it at his 4-year-old sister, then shot and killed her. It happened inside a car. Sources say it looks to be a horrible accident at this point, but they are investigating to see if charges will he filed. https://t.co/amHZwZkGxb

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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said he and everyone else in the city and county were “just heartbroken to think of what happened to this poor child.”

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