GALION - A 4-year-old Galion boy died Tuesday night after shooting himself in the face, according to Galion Police Chief Marc Rodriguez.
Police officers were called to Avita Health System Galion Hospital at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday after the child had been brought into the emergency room with a gunshot wound.
When officers responded, they learned the 4-year-old boy had sustained a single gunshot wound to the face from a small caliber semi-auto pistol, Rodriguez said in a news release.
The child was later transported by Medflight, in critical condition, to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
The police department was notified later that night that the child succumbed to his injuries while in flight and had died at 11:22 p.m. Tuesday.
4-year-old boy fatally shoots himself after finding gun in Galion home
The family had just moved to town about a week ago. The gun was unsecured and up on a shelf, but police say the boy still managed to get to it. Author: Brittany Bailey, 10TV Web Staff Published: 1:42 PM EDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 6:14 PM EDT May 19, 2021
GALION, Ohio A 4-year-old boy in the Crawford County city of Galion died Tuesday after shooting himself in the face with a gun he found in his grandmother’s home, according to Galion Police Chief Marc Rodriguez.
Galion police officers were called to the Avita Health System hospital in Galion just before 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday after the boy’s father drove him there.
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GALION - A 4-year-old Galion boy died Tuesday night after shooting himself in the face, according to Galion Police Chief Marc Rodriguez.
Police officers were called to Avita Health System Galion Hospital at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday after the child had been brought into the emergency room with a gunshot wound.
When officers responded, they learned the 4-year-old boy had sustained a single gunshot wound to the face from a small caliber semi-auto pistol, Rodriguez said in a news release.
The child was later transported by Medflight, in critical condition, to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
The police department was notified later that night that the child succumbed to his injuries while in flight and had died at 11:22 p.m. Tuesday.
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