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1-year-old girl dies of gunshot wound in Granite Falls

Detectives returned Sunday to serve a search warrant and continue processing the scene, according to the sheriff's office.

GRANITE FALLS, Wash. — A 1-year-old girl died of a gunshot wound in Granite Falls Saturday evening, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. 

First responders were called to the 8600 block of State Route 92 around 5:50 p.m. Saturday for a shooting, according to the sheriff's office. 

Medics found a toddler with a gunshot wound inside a home. She died at the scene.

Detectives returned Sunday to serve a search warrant and continue processing the scene, according to the sheriff's office.

The parents are cooperating with detectives, according to the sheriff's office.

Major Crimes detectives are actively investigating the incident, according to the sheriff's office. 

As of Sunday afternoon, it was still unclear who was home at the time of the shooting and what led up to it, according to Courtney O'Keefe, spokesperson for the sheriff's office.

Detectives will remain at the home Sunday as they recover evidence connected to the shooting, according to O'Keefe.

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