3-Year-Old Shoots 2-Year-Old Through The Legs, Police Say

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A 2-year-old boy was shot by a 3-year-old boy in what police are calling an accident, WACH reported Wednesday.

Deputies responded Monday to a home near Manning, S.C., where the the two boys were staying with their aunt, according to an incident report the Clarendon County sheriff’s department provided WACH. The three-year-old reached a pistol in the home’s gun cabinet.

The 3-year-old then shot the younger boy through the legs, according to Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett. The boy was later flown to a nearby children’s hospital for treatment. The injured child’s uncle told WACH the boy should return home within a couple of days.

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