New Jersey Toddler Shoots Friend in Head
A four-year-old boy in New Jersey shot and wounded a six-year-old friend in the head Tuesday, police said, the second such accident involving children in a day.
Police in the town of Toms River said the young boy took a .22 caliber rifle and shot his friend at a distance of about 14 meters (45 feet). It was unclear why the weapon discharged.
"The young boys were playing," Police Chief Michael Mastronardy told a press conference. "The four-year-old went into the house, retrieved the rifle from within the house: a .22 caliber rifle."
"A shot went out, and the six year old was struck in the head," he said.
The victim was in hospital in "serious" condition.
Meanwhile in Tennessee, another four-year-old pulled the trigger of a loaded handgun and killed the wife of the local sheriff's deputy, the owner of the gun.
"Split second, we're talking about seconds for that kid to walk in that room unbeknownst to them, grab that gun and it goes off," said Wilson County Sheriff Robert Bryan, speaking on local television.
"It looks to be a tragic accident," he also told USA Today. "He did not normally have small kids at his house, and his guns were locked prior to coming out."
Source: Agence France Presse
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