5-year-old Columbus girl dead after accidental gunshot discharge

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COLUMBUS, OH – A 5-year-old girl is dead in another incident of a child obtaining a gun and accidentally shooting themselves. A North Columbus girl on Via Da Vinci street was shot at around 10 a.m. on Saturday. Police arrived on scene to find the father of the girl performing CPR. She was later pronounced dead at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

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