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3-Year-Old Shoots Self with Gun Found in Vehicle, Hooksett Police Say
Police say the 3-year-old suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was flown from a New Hampshire hospital to Boston for treatment.
- On Wednesday, a 3-year-old child accidentally shot themselves in a parked vehicle in Hooksett, New Hampshire, and was med-flighted to a Boston hospital with serious injuries.
- Officers responded to a driveway on Whitehall Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday after the child accessed a firearm inside the parked vehicle.
- The child suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Hooksett Police Department. Medical personnel transported the child to Elliot Hospital in Manchester before the helicopter flight to Boston.
- All involved parties are cooperating with police in what Lt. Lamy described as an "open criminal investigation." Lamy stated, "But likely at the conclusion of our investigation, there will be criminal charges."
- Lamy emphasized the importance of firearm safety, urging, "If you are a gun owner, be a responsible gun owner." The incident underscores the need for secure storage to prevent child access.
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3-year-old airlifted to Boston hospital after suffering self-inflicted gunshot wound
A 3-year-old child was seriously injured Wednesday evening in New Hampshire after accidentally firing a gun at themselves, according to police. Around 6:30 p.m., Hooksett, New Hampshire, police responded to a report that an accidental shooting had happened inside a car parked in a driveway, police said. The child was taken to Elliot Hospital in Manchester and later flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital.
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Police investigating after toddler suffers 'self-inflicted' gunshot wound in N.H.
The incident took place about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parked vehicle, police said. The post Police investigating after toddler suffers ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound in N.H. appeared first on Boston.com.
·Boston, United States
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