Fort Worth child shot and critically wounded after finding loaded gun, authorities say
A child was in critical condition Friday afternoon after being shot in a Fort Worth apartment, Fort Worth police said.
No other injuries were reported.
The shooting occurred just after 1:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of Sparrow Wood Lane at The Wyndham Pointe Apartments.
The child, who Fort Worth police say is under 5 years old, found a loaded gun and was shot.
Fort Worth police are still investigating whether the boy shot himself or was shot by someone else in the apartment.
A person who called 911 said a “child got shot when they grabbed a gun,” according to a police call log.
The boy was awake at the time he was taken to Cook Children’s Medical Center.
The child was in critical condition, according to a MedStar spokesman.
Fort Worth police did not release any other information, such as who owned the gun or where the child found it.
