Four-year-old in Stable Condition After Shooting Himself

A four-year-old boy is in critical but stable condition after shooting himself with a loaded gun he found in a Durham, North Carolina home. Patrick Daye, age 52, was charged with permitting a young child to use a dangerous firearm. There is an ongoing investigation into the shooting.

Source:

Kirstyn Clark, “Man Faces Charges After Police Said a 4-year-old Boy Accidentally Shot Himself,” wral.com (November 3, 2025).