Victoria child accidentally shot, killed by sibling
EMS workers wheel a young gunshot victim into Citizens' emergency room Wednesday night at 10:10 p.m.
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VICTORIA COUNTY - A 4-year-old Victoria boy is dead after he was accidentally shot by a sibling Wednesday night.
The boy, whose name is not being released, was fatally shot in the abdomen by a 5-year-old sibling who was playing with a bolt action rifle in the back room of their home, Chief Deputy Terry Simons with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
The call came in at 10 p.m. from a residence on Farm-to-Market Road 444, just south of Telferner, Simons said.
The boy's parents drove to the Telferner Grocery and Market by private vehicle to save time and meet with paramedics, who then rushed the boy to Citizens Medical Center.
The boy was pronounced dead at 10:31 p.m., Simons said.
The parents were at the home at the time of the shooting, but the sheriff's office is investigating to see why the boy and his sibling were left unsupervised, Simons said.
"We're still in the preliminary stages of the investigation," Simons said.
An autopsy has been ordered.
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my condolences and prayers go out to the family....
May 5, 2011 at 9:35 a.m.My prayers go out the young child and his family.
May 5, 2011 at 9 a.m.Oh My heart hurts...:(
May 5, 2011 at 8:08 a.m.That is very heartbreaking. Did the news give anymore information? The family is in our prayers.
May 5, 2011 at 7:52 a.m.Sad sad to see.
The news this morning reported that he died.
My prayers go out to them.
May 5, 2011 at 7:21 a.m.Dear Lord your will be done and help this family in their time of need
May 5, 2011 at 7:14 a.m.Please Lord watch over this child and family.
May 5, 2011 at 6:46 a.m.I'll second that. Please God let this baby and family be okay.
May 4, 2011 at 11:36 p.m.My prayers go out to this child and his family..
May 4, 2011 at 11:22 p.m.