![Girl, 5, Fatally Shoots Herself In Front of Her Siblings While Playing With Dad's Handgun: Cops: Haley Moore of LaPlace, Louisiana died Saturday after the handgun she was playing with discharged.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"27","h":"15","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBtkJ66.img?h=152&w=270&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=275&y=339"}})
A 5-year-old Louisiana girl is dead after she fatally shot herself with her father's gun.At least one of Haley's siblings witnessed the tragedy, which occurred before 10 a.m.
Haley, who was visiting her father for the weekend as part of her parents' shared custody, was rushed to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
"The father said he was taking a shower when he heard a gunshot," Lt. Greg Baker with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said. "He got out of the shower, and that's when he discovered that his daughter had accidentally shot herself."
Detectives said the gun hadn't been securely stored.
However, Moore's neighbor said that the devoted father normally took gun safety very seriously.
Along with a school photo she posted to Facebook of her daughter, Haley's mother Cori wrote following the tragedy:
"RIP Baby Girl MOMMY loves you and will always remember you. YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN…"
St. John Parish School Superintendent Kevin George said counselors would be on hand at the elementary school that Haley attended with her brother and sister to tlak to students about the shooting.
In a statement, police declined to provide any additional details of the incident, which they said is "still under investigation."
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