[h=1]Philadelphia father admits shooting daughter, 4, in the face after police blamed her brother, 5, for her death[/h]
A father has admitted shooting his four-year-old daughter in the face - after her death was blamed on her brother, 5.
Maurice 'Stephon' Phillips fled after his young daughter was shot dead at his Philadelphia home.
The girl, whose name has not been released, was shot once in the face when the gun went off around 2.25pm on Saturday.
Maurice 'Stephon' Phillips has admitted shooting dead his 4-year-old daughter (left), whose name has not been released, at the home he shared with her mother Tera Riddick (right)
She was pronounced dead at the scene five minutes later.
Police investigating the shooting originally said that the youngster had been shot by her five-year-old brother.
But after Phillips was arrested, he told officers that he had been playing with the gun and it had gone off accidentally, WNCN reports.
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Surprised he did not let the 5 year old take the fall...
- The girl, 4, died after being shot in the face at home on Saturday afternoon
- Her father Maurice Phillips, 30, confessed to shooting her by accident
- He told officer that he was playing with the gun when it went off
- Police investigating said yesterday the girl was shot by her brother, 5
- The girl's mother was known for not letting her children play outside because of crime and drugs in the neighborhood
A father has admitted shooting his four-year-old daughter in the face - after her death was blamed on her brother, 5.
Maurice 'Stephon' Phillips fled after his young daughter was shot dead at his Philadelphia home.
The girl, whose name has not been released, was shot once in the face when the gun went off around 2.25pm on Saturday.
Maurice 'Stephon' Phillips has admitted shooting dead his 4-year-old daughter (left), whose name has not been released, at the home he shared with her mother Tera Riddick (right)
She was pronounced dead at the scene five minutes later.
Police investigating the shooting originally said that the youngster had been shot by her five-year-old brother.
But after Phillips was arrested, he told officers that he had been playing with the gun and it had gone off accidentally, WNCN reports.
[h=2]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3544480/Philadelphia-father-admits-shooting-daughter-4-face-police-blamed-brother-5-death.html[/h]
Surprised he did not let the 5 year old take the fall...
