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4-year-old shot after sibling got ahold of gun

July 02, 2024
Jason Burger - KOCO

    OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) -- OKC police reported a 4-year-old boy was shot Monday afternoon in northeast Oklahoma City.

Officers said the shooting happened in the inside a home near Northeast 15th Street and Kelham Avenue, where two children were playing inside and one of them got ahold of a gun.

โ€œIt appears at some point, a small child found a gun, pointed the gun at a sibling, and accidently shot the sibling," said MSgt. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department. โ€œItโ€™s heartbreaking when anyone innocent gets hurt, but especially a four-year-old child."

Emergency responders arrived to find the child after a caller told 911 dispatchers that the young child had been shot.

โ€œThe one who was shot is four years old, he was critically wounded, he was transferred to OU Medical Center, Childrenโ€™s Hospital," Knight said. โ€œThis is a tough one for people to work, and see," Knight said.

There are a lot of unknowns in the incident, such as who was at home with the kids and who called 911 to report the situation.

โ€œItโ€™s unclear exactly what all circumstances led to the small child finding a gun, thatโ€™s something weโ€™re still looking at," Knight said.

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