(2 wounded/ 0) 8 and 7 year old shot; gunskilltoo

8-year accidentally shot by mom

(10-24-15) SAN ANTONIO – An 8-year-old boy was accidentally shot by his mother at their West Side home.

The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Friday at a home on Canterbury Drive, near Culebra and Callaghan. Police say the mom was cleaning the gun when it accidentally went off. The bullet hit her son in the right leg.

The boy was taken to University Hospital in stable condition.

Police say since the shooting was an accident, no charges would be filed against the mother.

http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/8year-accidentally-shot-mom-16909.shtml#.ViybSByxWrg



Boy Age 7 Shot in Leg, Millcreek Police Investigate  

(10-24-15)  Millcreek police believe it was an accident, but they are continuing to investigate a shooting incident in a residential neighborhood Saturday afternoon, where the victim is a 7-year-old boy.  At about 12:40 p.m. Millcreek police officers and rescuers were dispatched to 2057 Charleston Avenue, off West Grandview Boulevard.

In a news release from police, investigators say it appears that an older sibling shot the 7-year-old in the arm. According to police, the boy was in the back seat of a vehicle with two siblings, in the driveway of a residence, when he took out a handgun from the center console. An older sibling says he was pulling the gun away from the child when it discharged, with a bullet striking the 7-year-old in the upper right arm.

The child underwent emergency surgery at UPMC Hamot, where he is listed in stable condition. Through the course of the investigation officers say they believe the gun was discharged accidentally. The investigation is ongoing.

http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/30342157/boy-age-7-shot-in-leg-millcreek-police-investigate