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Sand Springs Police respond to fatal accidental shooting involving a child

Sand Springs Police respond to accidental shooting involving a child (FOX23.com News Staff)

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — The Sand Springs Police Department responded to the death of a child Sunday at 10:57 a.m.

According to a press release from the Sand Springs Police Department, another child was taken into custody following the incident.

Sand Springs Deputy Chief Todd Enzbrenner says the children were 11 and 12 years old and lived with their grandparents.

Enzbrenner says the guns in the home were locked in a safe, but the children found the key, and two guns were taken.

Enzbrenner says one of the juveniles made it appear the guns were still in the safe so the adults were unaware they had been taken.

Police say after interviewing the juvenile who pulled the trigger, they believe the shooting was accidental.

A suspicious item was found in the home and the Tulsa Bomb Squad was called in to check it out.

The item was later determined to be a makeshift toy.

Crime scene technicians are still working to gather evidence from the scene.

This is an isolated event with no threats to the general public, police say.

The investigation is ongoing, and the District Attorney will determine charges, if any, later.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is helping with the investigation.

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