Georgia girl, 4, accidentally shoots herself in head after dad leaves gun unattended, police say

A 4-year-old girl in Grovetown, Georgia, was critically injured after she accidentally shot herself in the head Monday when her father left a loaded gun on the floor of their home, police said. 

The girl's father, identified as 24-year-old Davion Daniels, put the 9mm Glock on the floor while he went downstairs to take a phone call, Grovetown police said. A short time later, he heard a gunshot and ran upstairs. Several others were at the Sterlington Drive home at the time of the shooting.

Daniels and a family member brought the wounded girl out to their vehicle and started driving to the hospital, police said. On the way, they encountered deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, who then contacted Grovetown police.