Sources To CBS2: Girl, 4, Dies Days After Accidentally Shooting Herself In Face In Yonkers

YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A 4-year-old girl has died, days after she accidentally shot herself in the face in Yonkers, police told CBS2.

The accidental shooting happened just after 11 p.m. Monday at her apartment building on Walnut Street.

The girl was taken to the intensive care unit at Jacobi Medical Center, police said. She was later pronounced dead, sources told CBS2.

The girl's mother was reportedly outside at the time of the Monday night incident and an aunt was inside the home.

Police recovered a semiautomatic handgun and interviewed numerous people following the incident, WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported Tuesday.

Sources said the gun involved in the incident was stolen from out of state.

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