WASHINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Authorities in Beaufort County have charged a woman in connection with the accidental shooting death of her 6-year-old niece.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office tells local media outlets that Bambi Dickerson, the aunt of six-year-old Victoria Whitehurst, is charged with misdemeanor failure to store a firearm to protect a minor.
Deputies say Victoria Whitehurst was visiting a home in Pinetown on Jan. 3, where an 11-year-old boy showed her and another relative a shotgun he’d gotten for Christmas. The gun went off, killing the girl. Authorities say the children were related.
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The sheriff’s office says Dickerson is free on bond. It’s not known if she has an attorney.
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