Every year, nearly 3000 children and teens die from gunfire, and nearly 14,000 are injured.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

5 year old Texas boy shoots and kills himself

A 5 year old Texas boy has died of gunshot injuries after finding a gun in his home and shooting himself. From an article:
A 5-year-old boy was found killed by a single-shot wound to the head in Vidor at approximately 2:45 p.m. Monday.
According to Chief Deputy Clint Hodgkinson with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, they received a call to the at approximately 2:45 p.m. on a call of an unresponsive child on Scott Drive in North Vidor.
Investigators say the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Roberts Road. The child was being watched by a babysitter at his parent's home when the shooting occurred.
Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

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