SAVANNAH, GA (April 29, 2016): Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives are investigating an accidental gun discharge at an apartment on the 12000 block of Middleground Road that left a 5-year-old boy with a bullet graze wound on Friday, April 29.
Metro officers responded to the scene at about 9:45 a.m. after reports of the 5-year-old pulling the trigger of a gun found in the apartment. The child was taken to Memorial University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 5-year-old’s mother and two juvenile siblings also were home during the incident. No additional injuries were reported.
This incident remains under investigation by SCMPD.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (912) 234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637) using the keyword CSTOP2020. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
A tip line also is open directly to investigators at (912) 525-3124.
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