Columbus police report child was accidentally shot after finding gun

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A child was accidentally shot in the leg after finding a gun at a Columbus home.

A CPD source told WCBI that a 14-year-old originally found the weapon on Sunday night.

The juvenile then went into a bedroom and put the gun down. Moments later the toddler pick-up the gun.

That’s when it fired and a bullet hit the child’s leg.

The three-year-old was taken to Baptist Golden Triangle and that’s when officers were called.

WCBI has requested information about the incident but Columbus police have not released any details.

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