Girl, 4, Fatally Shoots Boy, 4, at Detroit Home

A 4-year-old girl accidentally shot her 4-year-old cousin to death with a loaded rifle that she found under a bed at a relative's Detroit home, police said Friday.

The girl was playing and watching TV on Thursday afternoon with the 4-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister when she found the gun, police Sgt. Michael Woody said. He said she picked up the weapon, pointed it at the boy and shot him once in the chest.

The boy was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Woody said. A man who lives at the home on the city's west side was the only adult there at the time and is believed to a grandfather, Woody said. It wasn't immediately known whether the gun belonged to him.

An investigation is ongoing and the Wayne County prosecutor's office will determine whether charges should be brought, he said.

"It's a tragic incident," Woody told The Associated Press. "It's really not anything more than that. There was no malicious intent. There was nothing there to suggest that the grandfather put those children in harm's way, but the investigation will continue."

The boy's name wasn't immediately released.

Woody said the shooting reinforces the need for those with guns to keep them secure — especially when there are children around.

"This is a very senseless ... incident that could have been avoided," he said.

On Thursday night, investigators went in and out of the brick house. Police cars blocked traffic. Neighbors told the Detroit Free Press that they didn't hear a gunshot.

"I was just devastated," said 77-year-old neighbor Dorothy Jameson. "I was wondering why two 4-year-olds have access to a gun in the first place."

Dennis Queensbury, who told The Detroit News that he has a concealed pistol license, said gun owners need to secure their firearms.

"I have three children: 16, 9 years old and 20," Queensbury said, after watching officers at the scene. "But I have a gun lock. You have to have a lock and safes, and be careful."

Girl, 7, Rescued After Falling Face-First Down 50-Foot Wel

A 7-year-old old Georgia girl is recovering in a hospital today after plummeting 50 feet down a narrow well.

Megan Winters spent more than an hour trapped in a well in Carroll County, Ga., Monday before rescue crews pulled the little girl to safety. Megan’s mother posted on Facebook that her daughter’s arm, leg and hip are broken. Her mother also said she had bleeding and a bruise on her brain.

A helicopter from ABC affiliate station WSB-TV captured the tense effort to save Megan’s life as dozens of rescue vehicles and firemen rushed to the scene.

“She was conscious, alert, able to talk,” Carroll County Fire Chief Scott Blue said. “What we had to do was set up a rope system, rescue system. We sent a firefighter down.”

Megan had fallen head-first down the well that was so narrow, the smallest firefighter on the scene had to be lowered into the well to make the rescue.

Firefighter Lt. Clay Kierbow said he found Megan face down with one leg bent to the left. The other was stuck beneath her.

“I finally managed to find a place to put my foot without stepping on her. Got down where we got a … web up under her arms,” Kierbow said.

Kierbow talked to Megan, trying to keep her calm, until rescuers were finally able to haul her out of the well an hour and 10 minutes later.

“First time in a well,” Kierbow said. “Hope it’s the last.”

Megan was airlifted to Atlanta Children’s Hospital where she underwent five hours of surgery for her injuries. As of Monday night, Megan was listed in critical condition.

Megan had been jumping on the well’s cover, which might have been weakened by the rain, her mother told ABC News.

Her little girl was very lucky, she said, adding that the family owes Lt. Kierbow dinner and many more thanks.