VIDEO: Child killed in accidental fire in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal

KARACHI: In a tragic incident, a child was killed by a gunshot in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 16, ARY News reported on Monday.

The footage obtained by ARY News shows how the tragic incident unfolded.

Several children, both younger and older, can be seen playing near a car. The shooting incident occurred while the children were playing.

A child sitting inside the car can be seen moving the vehicle forward and backward. The children repeatedly opened the car doors, getting in and out while playing.



Another child arrived on a bicycle and also got inside the car. Several children were seen sitting together inside the vehicle and playing.

Suddenly, three children can be seen running away from the car. The child who had arrived on the bicycle and later sat inside the car was reportedly struck by the bullet.

A few seconds later, the children returned, took something from the car and ran away again. After some time, a crowd began gathering around the vehicle, with the number of people increasing.

According to police, the child’s father had kept a firearm inside the car. Police said one of the children took out the weapon, which discharged accidentally. The bullet struck his friend.

Police recovered a spent cartridge casing from inside the vehicle.