
Ankeny, IA (AP) — Police in suburban Des Moines are investigating the shooting death of a 4-year-old girl.
The Ankeny Police Department says in a news release that officers were called Monday morning to a home for a report of the shooting. Officers and fire department paramedics arrived at the home and found the child with a gunshot wound.
Medics began treating the girl and rushed her to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Police have not given any details about how the girl was shot, but said detectives were interviewing family members, neighbors and witnesses.