Little Caroline Starks died Tuesday in Burkesville, in southern Kentucky, according to Cumberland County Coroner Gary White.

CNN: 5-year-old Kentucky boy fatally shoots 2-year-old sister

Burkesville sits amid rolling hills near the Tennessee-Kentucky state line along the Cumberland River, in the Appalachia region.

NPR: 5-Year-Old Boy Shoots 2-Year-Old Sister In Ky.

BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said.

NPR: 5-Year-Old Boy Shoots 2-Year-Old Sister In Ky.