BATON ROUGE - A 10-year-old girl died in an accidental shooting on Government Street, emergency officials confirmed to WBRZ.

Officials received the call around 4:12 p.m., and the shooting took place around the 1000 block of Government Street at the Sonic Drive-In.

According to BRPD, the 10-year-old girl and another child were in a car at the drive-in. The other child picked up a gun inside the car and accidentally shot the 10-year-old, who later died of her injuries. 

BRPD Chief T.J. Morse said they are still investigating.