A five-year-old boy from Elmo, Missouri, accidentally shot and killed his baby brother who was only nine months old after finding a .22-caliber Magnum revolver in his home.

According to the reports, the mother of the two children called 911 to relay what happened but she initially said that the baby was shot with a paintball gun. Nodaway County Sheriff's office said that there is no foul play suspected and that it was all accidental.

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Sheriff Darren White said that the baby was in the playpen when his older brother found the gun that was just in a bed. According to the officials, the infant was then shot in the head and he was flown to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri but was pronounced dead on arrival.

According to the children's mother, identified as Alexis Wiederholt, she put her son down for a nap but heard a pop from the bedroom. Her 5-year-old reportedly said, "I'm sorry, Mom. I shot Corbin."

The gun reportedly belongs to the grandfather as they were at their grandfather's house. The mother's other three children are said to be not in the area where the shooting happened. Although the case was accidental, the officials handling the case have not yet announced if they will be filing charges to any adult. This latest incident has again brought up gun safety measures and gun laws.

Wiederholt said that she did now know their father kept a gun at home adding that she had no idea why anyone would have a loaded gun in the house where there were children. The father of Wiederholt said that he had the gun for security reasons and target practices and that he kept it in a locked case. However, the case could be opened by any key or a screwdriver.

Officials said that guns are rampant in the area and that they support firearms. They have a lot of people who own weapons but they are used for hunting. Most of the gun owners handle their firearms safely and are being put away in places that are not accessible.

"We got some guys that work here that have little kids of their own. ... This kind of hits home with them, too. They take it personally," White adds. 

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