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4-year-old taken to hospital after finding gun and accidentally shooting himself

Posted at 3:56 PM, Jul 07, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-08 13:22:49-04

NORFOLK, Va. - A 4-year-old was taken to the hospital after he found a gun and accidentally shot himself Thursday afternoon.

Monique McNeal has been charged with Felony Child Neglect.

Monique McNeal has been charged with Felony Child Neglect.

The child suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The child's mother, Monique McNeal, has been arrested and charged with two counts of Felony Child Neglect.

She was charged with 2 counts because a second child was also in the home at the time of the incident. The second child, a 3-year-old boy, was not injured.

There have been no other arrests in this case.