SEDGWICK COUNTY —A woman arrested in connection with an accidental shooting that injured a 4-year-old girl is no longer in custody.
On Friday, police arrested 50-year-old Ana Rosa Sorto of Wichita on requested charges of Aggravated Child Endangerment, according to online booking records.
Just before 2p.m. Friday, police responded to the 2500 block of E. Harry in Wichita following reports of a shooting, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.
First responders found a 4-year-old girl who had sustained a single gunshot wound to her lower torso. She was immediately transported to a local hospital and was still in critical condition Saturday, according to Gupilan.
After preliminary investigation, it was found that the child's guardian, identified as Sorto, left a firearm unsecured, allowing the child to access it, resulting in the child unintentionally shooting themselves. At 11:39p.m. Friday police booked Sorto into the Sedgwick County Jail. She bonded out of jail Sunday evening, according to online jail records.
Police will the case to the District Attorney for formal charges. Police did proved an update on the child's condition.