(Ankeny, Iowa) – An investigation being conducted into the death of a 4-year-old girl from Ankeny, shows the girl somehow got a-hold of a handgun and accidentally shot herself in the face. The girl was pronounced deceased at a local hospital. According to court documents, the incident happened when Savannah Holmes‘ father – who has currently not been charged – went to answer the door. The incident happened in a home on Northeast 5th Street near Delaware Avenue in Ankeny, at around 11:26-a.m., Monday. A caller to 9-1-1 said the father was performing CPR on the child, until police and Ankeny Medics arrived.

According to Police, the father of Savannah said she and her brother were in highchairs when two men came to the residence and were pounding at the door. The father grabbed the gun and set it down near a couch, saying he feared conflict with the men, and went to the door to speak to them. He said that while he was at the door, Savannah and her brother had gotten out of their highchairs. He said he saw his son climbing up the stairs and went inside to get him. According to the search warrant, the father said he believed Savannah grabbed his gun and shot herself in the entryway.

One of the men told police that he heard the gunshot while talking to the child’s father, according to the search warrant. Police noted in the document that “it is reasonable to believe a crime occurred resulting in the death of a person.”