PANAMA CITY — A 7-year-old girl died on Sunday from a gunshot wound to the head in what police said was an accidental shooting, the Panama City Police Department reported.
PCPD received a 911 call at 10:30 a.m. Sunday reporting a child had been shot at the Andrews Place Apartments, 1914 Frankford Avenue, according to a police report. Upon arrival, PCPD officers found the girl had been struck in the head by a bullet fired by her father from a handgun, according to police.
The child was transported to Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart, where she later died, police said. PCPD reported “it appears the shooting was accidental.” No other details of the incident were initially reported by the PCPD.
The investigation is ongoing, PCPD reported. Anyone with information is asked to call the PCPD at (850) 872-3100 or CrimeStoppers at (850) 785-TIPS.