4-year-old discovered gun, accidentally shot sibling, police say
Jul 16, 2024, 7:58 AM | Updated: 7:58 am
Tooele County sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting involving a 4-year-old who found a loaded gun and accidentally shot a sibling in the foot. Tooele County sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting involving a 4-year-old who found a loaded gun and accidentally shot a sibling in the foot. (Jeffrey Dahdah, KSL TV)
(Jeffrey Dahdah, KSL TV)
STOCKTON, Tooele County — Police are investigating an accidental shooting in a Tooele County home involving a 4-year-old who found a loaded gun.
Deputies responded to a report of a shooting on June 24 at a Stockton residence. They arrived to find a “younger child” had been shot and had suffered injuries not considered to be life-threatening, the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday. The child was treated at a local hospital and released later that day.
Police say a 4-year-old child in the home had found a loaded firearm in the basement.
“While the child was touching the firearm, it discharged causing a projectile to pass through the ceiling of the basement and through the floor of the main level and into a sibling’s foot on the main level of the home,” according to a search warrant affidavit filed in 3rd District Court.
As of Monday, no criminal charges had been filed. The sheriff’s office said the investigation is still “active.”
