The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accidental shooting Tuesday of a 3-year-old girl by another 3-year-old in Asheboro.
Deputies said a bullet struck the child in the arm and entered her abdominal area. She underwent surgery Tuesday afternoon at an area hospital. Deputies did not release her name or condition late Tuesday.
The sheriff’s office said a 22-caliber rifle was found unsecured in the room where the children were playing. The gun was in the corner of the room, according to the sheriff’s office, but how the child got a hold of the gun was not clear Tuesday.
The sheriff’s office did not release the names of those involved due to the ages of the children and a need to notify family members of the incident.
It was not clear Tuesday if any charges would be filed.
That home should become a gun-free zone. I can't wait to hear the gun-rights fanatics defend leaving a rifle in the same room with unsupervised 3-year-olds and tell us why the owner of that gun should not lose their gun rights.
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