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Child accidentally shoots himself in New Albany
by NEMS Daily Journal
Oct 01, 2011 | 8476 views | 4 4 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print
NEW ALBANY – A child was hospitalized Friday night after accidentally shooting himself in the head.

According to New Albany Police Investigator Chris Robertson, a 4-year-old child discovered a gun in the car while in the parking lot of Professional Foam in the Industrial Park. While playing with the gun, he shot himself in the head around 4 p.m.

Robertson said the child was airlifted to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis around 5:30 p.m. and as of 8:30 p.m., he was breathing on his own and his vitals were stable.
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