Toddler and Six-year-old Injured After Being Shot with Unsecured Guns

A two-year-old boy is expected to be OK after he was unintentionally shot in the hand by a 16-year-old boy in a home in Lyons, Illinois. Few details about the shooting have been reported while police continue to investigate.

Also, a six-year-old child found an unsecured gun in a Long County, Georgia home and shot himself in the chest. He was airlifted to the hospital in unknown condition. There is an ongoing investigation into the shooting.

Sources:

“2-year-old Boy Shot Inside Home in Lyons, Police Say,” abc7chicago.com (October 4, 2024).

Natasha Young, “6-year-old Sustains Gunshot Wound in Long County,” wsav.com (October 4, 2024).