4-year-old discovered gun, accidentally shot sibling, police say

STOCKTON, Utah (KSL.com) — Police are investigating an accidental shooting successful a Tooele County, Utah location involving a 4-year-old who recovered a loaded gun.

Deputies responded to a study of a shooting connected June 24 astatine a Stockton residence. They arrived to find a “younger child” had been changeable and had suffered injuries not considered to beryllium life-threatening, nan Tooele County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday. The kid was treated astatine a section infirmary and released later that day.

Police opportunity a 4-year-old kid successful nan location had recovered a loaded firearm successful nan basement.

“While nan kid was rubbing nan firearm, it discharged causing a projectile to walk done nan ceiling of nan basement and done nan level of nan main level and into a sibling’s ft connected nan main level of nan home,” according to a hunt warrant affidavit revenge successful 3rd District Court.

As of Monday, nary criminal charges had been filed. The sheriff’s agency said nan investigation is still “active.”