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MONROVIA, Md. (AP) -- A 5-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the leg by a loaded gun he found under a sofa cushion in his home, authorities said.
Charles Donato's wound was not life-threatening, said Capt. Tim Clarke of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. The boy was being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
The boy reached under the cushion Wednesday evening and touched the pistol, causing it to fire a 9mm bullet into his upper right thigh, Clarke said. The boy's two siblings weren't hurt.
Parents Gail and Richard Donato called 911 and rendered aid to their son until paramedics arrived, Clarke said.
Investigators seized several weapons from the home and are working to determine why a loaded handgun was left unattended and hidden beneath a sofa cushion.
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5329626&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
MONROVIA, Md. (AP) -- A 5-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the leg by a loaded gun he found under a sofa cushion in his home, authorities said.
Charles Donato's wound was not life-threatening, said Capt. Tim Clarke of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. The boy was being treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
The boy reached under the cushion Wednesday evening and touched the pistol, causing it to fire a 9mm bullet into his upper right thigh, Clarke said. The boy's two siblings weren't hurt.
Parents Gail and Richard Donato called 911 and rendered aid to their son until paramedics arrived, Clarke said.
Investigators seized several weapons from the home and are working to determine why a loaded handgun was left unattended and hidden beneath a sofa cushion.