By Associated Press - Monday, October 22, 2018

ST. JOSEPH, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a 10-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the head by her twin brother in Tennessee.

WAAY-TV and other news outlets report that it is unclear what condition she is in.

Lawrence County Sheriff John Myers says the siblings were in a truck outside a Dollar General store in St. Joseph when the boy found a gun and shot his sister Sunday afternoon.

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The girl was flown to a hospital in Nashville. Police are investigating whether an adult was inside the vehicle.

No charges have been filed.

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