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Maine 2-Year-Old Shoots, Wounds Parents After Finding Gun on Nightstand, Police Say
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A tragedy was narrowly avoided this week when a 2-year-old boy in Maine grabbed a handgun off of a nightstand in a home in West Bath and fired it.
The toddler fired a single bullet from the gun that went through the boy’s mother’s leg, according to Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry. His father sustained a minor injury to the back of his head, while the toddler was injured from the gun recoiling.
A three-week-old baby was also in the room at the time, but it was unharmed. The baby is now in the custody of a grandparent.
2 year old West Bath boy shoots parents at Maine home. Image via screenshot.
2 year old West Bath boy shoots parents at Maine home. Investigation launched as to how toddler was able to get access to gun. No serious injuries as boy’s parents and child are hospitalized.
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A 2-year-old boy in
Maine shot his parents Wednesday morning with a gun he picked up from a nightstand, according to reports.
The toddler’s 25-year-old father was hit in the head, and the mother, 22, was struck in the leg in the shooting at their home in
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A 2-year-old boy and his parents were injured Wednesday morning when the boy fired a loaded handgun left on a nightstand in his parents’ bedroom in West Bath, according to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office.
Police arrived at 109 New Meadows Road after receiving a report of multiple gunshot wounds at 7:58 a.m.
The mother, 22, sustained a “clean gunshot wound” to her leg and the father, 25, sustained a minor injury to the back of his head,” according to Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry. The gun struck the boy’s face when it recoiled.
All three were transported to Mid Coast Hospital for treatment of injuries that aren’t believed to be life threatening, according to police.