On August 23, around 4 PM, police received a report about a 6-year-old girl found unconscious with an arm injury. Preliminary investigations revealed that a 7-year-old boy was playing with the neighbor girl when he accidentally shot her with his father's hunting rifle. The girl succumbed to her injuries. The boy's father was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

Investigators from the Boryspil District Police Department have opened a criminal case under part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. A case has also been initiated against the boy's father for willful neglect of child care duties and careless storage of firearms (Articles 166 and 264 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Currently, investigative actions are ongoing to determine all circumstances of the incident.

Kyiv Region Police Communication Department