NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The child who was hurt in an "accidental" shooting in Newport News Sunday is 2 years old, the city's police department confirmed to WTKR News 3.
The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. at a home in the 800 block of North Avenue, police say. When officers arrived, they found the child who had been shot.
Whether he was shot by someone or himself is still under investigation according to police.
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The 2-year-old had serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
This is the second case of a child accidentally shot in Newport News in just over four months.
In November 2024, News 3 told you about a three-year-old boy who shot and killed himself. Court documents say the child got hold of a gun left on a counter by the child’s father.
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Back on North Ave., a neighbor told News 3 Monday she knows the family of the child shot Sunday. She described the family as good people and says she talked with the child’s mother Monday who she says told her the child was recovering.
In May of 2024, News 3 spoke exclusively with the father of a child accidentally shot in Hampton.
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Virginia law allows someone to be charged with a class one misdemeanor if they recklessly allow someone under 14 to get hold of a loaded, unsecured gun. In August of 2024, a Virginia Beach grandfather was convicted of felony child abuse and neglect after police say his grandson shot himself.
As of Monday, Newport News police had not determined if anyone would be charged for the Sunday shooting. The shooting remained under investigation.
