A Whitfield County Family struck by tragedy Friday night when their 11-year-old daughter was  accidentally shot and killed by her 12-year-old brother.

The Culpepper family was on an outing, driving on Old Ringgold Road in Whitfield County around 10:45 P.M. Friday night. The parents were in the cab of the family truck, with the children playing in the back. The boy had snuck a 28-calibre revolver out of the house. 

According to Whitfield Sheriff Scott Chitwood, the boy thought the gun was unloaded and pointed it at his sister Cassie, shooting her in the face. The girl was dead by the time help arrived. The GBI is assisting Whitfield County with the investigation.