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Can a 4 year old even handle a shotgun? Something seems fishy about this story.
Posted By Stacia Glenn on October 25, 2010 at 5:58 pm Share this
UPDATE: A 4-year-old boy shot and wounded his mother inside their South Kitsap home today, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
The 23-year-old woman was on the telephone with her back turned to her son when the boy loaded a shell into a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun and pulled the trigger.
She was struck in the left side and taken to Tacoma General Hospital. Deputy Scott Wilson said she was expected to be released tonight.
Sheriff’s detectives have ruled the incident, which occurred at 4:15 p.m. in the 10400 block of Glenwood Road Southwest, an accident although they are continuing to investigate.
The woman’s 2-year-old daughter was also in the home at the time of the shooting.
The mother told detectives she was unaware that her son had access to the shotgun. Her boyfriend, who is the boy’s father, allegedly gave the child a shotgun shell previously when the boy expressed curiosity about guns.
INITIAL POST: A woman was accidentally shot and wounded by her 4-year-old son today, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
KIRO-TV reports that the incident took place on Glennwood Road Southwest near the Burley-Ollala area just after 4 p.m.
Details about how the shooting happened have not been released.