Crime & Safety

Two-Year-Old Injured in Shooting

Greenville deputies said the toddler reached into his father's pocket and grabbed a pistol and the weapon fired.

Greenville deputies said a 2-year-old child is in the hospital after an accidental shooting in Greenville County.

Deputies said the toddler and his father were visiting the child's grandparents on Fenwick Lane in Berea, when the toddler reached into his father's pocket and grabbed the weapon. The gun fired striking the toddler in the chest, according to WYFF.

The article said the boy was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital to undergo surgery.

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The incident is under investigation.


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