Parents injured in West Bath after 2-year-old son fires unsecured handgun, sheriff says
“The question of how the boy was able to pick up and fire the weapon is of great concern and is being investigated, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said.
Credit: NBC Published: 1:52 PM EDT May 12, 2021 Updated: 1:56 PM EDT May 12, 2021
WEST BATH, Maine A 2-year-old boy and his parents were transported to Mid Coast Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning after the boy allegedly picked up an unsecured handgun and fired it.
According to a release from Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry, deputies responded to a home at 109 New Meadows Road in West Bath just before 8 a.m. A Bath police officer immediately responded as well, along with Bath, West Bath, and Brunswick EMS, according to Merry.
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Police: 2-Year-Old Shoots, Wounds Parents Inside Maine Home
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) A 2-year-old Maine boy shot and wounded his parents Wednesday after discovering a handgun on a nightstand, police said.
The 22-year-old mother suffered a leg wound, the 25-year-old father suffered a minor head wound, and the boy was injured by the recoil of the weapon, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said. All three went to the hospital.
“This situation, while disturbing, could have had an even more tragic ending. We are thankful that the injuries were not more serious,” Merry said.
The incident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s department and the district attorney, Merry said.
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