A one-year-old woman has been shot and killed by her three-year-old sibling in California.

The incident was reported at 7:30am native time on Monday when the San Diego County Sheriff's Department obtained a name a few taking pictures at a house in Fallbrook, about 56 miles north of San Diego.

They mentioned that deputies arrived and confirmed a toddler had managed to pay money for an "unsecured handgun" and the one-year-old had sustained a head harm.

Neither of the kids are being named at this level

The Sheriff's Department mentioned: "Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and transported her to Palomar Hospital. Despite lifesaving efforts, she was pronounced deceased at about 08:30 a.m.

"The Sheriff's Department extends our sympathies to the family and those affected by this death.

"Sheriff's Homicide investigators are working to collect extra data to find out the circumstances of the demise. There are not any excellent suspects and there's no menace to the group. The investigation is ongoing."

The assertion added that the San Diego County District Attorney's Office had been notified of the incident and an post-mortem was scheduled to find out the trigger and method of demise.

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