SAN ANTONIO – A baby was killed after being accidentally shot by a child in a parking lot outside of the Medical Center area, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.
The shooting happened around 1 p.m. Monday in the 7400 block of Merton Minter Boulevard.
A 3-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 10-month-old baby were inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the VA Hospital. McManus described the children as siblings.
Either the 3-year-old child or the 2-year-old child found a rifle in the trunk of the vehicle and accidentally shot the baby, police said.
On Tuesday morning, the 10-month-old was identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner as Khamari Khols Lang. A cause and manner of death was not immediately available.
There was a woman with the children, but it’s unknown if she was inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
It is not immediately known if any charges will be filed.
We’ll have updates on this developing story as they become available.