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PHOENIX, Arizona ( KNXV ) — A 5-year-old girl is dead after she was reportedly shot by her 9-year-old brother Tuesday night in south Phoenix.

Phoenix police say they received a stabbing call in the area near 7th Avenue and Buckeye Road just after 9:00 p.m.

Officers located the caller at the behavioral hospital seeking aid for the girl who was suffering from a gunshot wound.

The girl later died of her injuries.

The girl has not yet been identified by police, but family identified her to ABC15 as Layla Ramos.

During the investigation, police learned that Ramos’ 9-year-old brother accidentally shot her inside their home near 7th Avenue and Broadway Road.

During an investigation, it was learned that the gun used in the shooting belon

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