SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A 5-year-old girl was shot inside a South Los Angeles home and immediately rushed to a hospital Wednesday evening, officials said.
The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. in the area of 41st Place and Woodlawn Avenue.
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Authorities rushed the child to LA County + USC Medical Center. She was later moved from the emergency room to the intensive care unit.
The girl was shot inside a home in South L.A. Police were interviewing family members. They say the parents were not home at the time, but several of the girl's siblings were home.
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"We just don't know if this is a criminal incident, a neglect incident or an accident at this point," said Lt. Raul Jovel, with LAPD's Newton Division.
Even if the shooting was an accident, police note that parents have a legal responsibility to make sure any guns kept in a home are secured away from the reach of children.