Boy shoots self in foot with grandfather's gun
Story Created: Aug 09, 2010 at 1:18 PM America/New_York


 

 

EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) - A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the foot after grabbing a shotgun off a table at a Volusia County home.

Edgewater police say the boy's grandfather had been cleaning the shotgun Friday morning when set the weapon on a table to clean another gun. The boy, who was not identified, grabbed the shotgun and fired it. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for the foot wound.

Police say they aren't planning to charge the grandfather.


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