Three-year-olds Involved in Two Accidental Shootings

Police believe that the shooting of a three-year-old in Glynn County, Georgia, was an accident. The child was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to their hand. A 17-year-old boy was also in the home at the time, and was arrested for making false statements and tampering with evidence. 

And a three-year-old boy in Houston, Texas, unintentionally shot his mother with a gun he found on the console of a vehicle. The mother was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Sources:

Michael Hall, “GCPD: 3-year-old Shot in Hand Accidentally,” thebrunswicknews.com (December 22, 2024).

Rachel Estrada, “Toddler Accesses Firearm, Shoots Mother in Harris County,” cw39.com (December 21, 2024).