A 3-year-old fatally shot a 5-year-old cousin on Thanksgiving in Georgia after using a handgun that belonged to the toddler's father, according to the police.

The South Fulton police told Newsweek on Sunday that the 5-year-old girl, Khalis Eberhart, died after being shot in the chest at The Gardens at Camp Creek Apartment Houses. She was later taken to the hospital as she was suffering from life-threatening injuries.

The police said that the 3-year-old boy "located an unsecured firearm and fired the weapon, striking the victim."