Child shoots self with grandma's gun, police say
Hutchens Road SE in Atlanta on April 13, 2024.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are investigating what appears to be an accidental shooting. A 9-year-old was rushed to the hospital after reportedly finding an unsecured gun at home.
Police were called to Hutchens Road SE. on Saturday at around 7:10 p.m.
Investigators learned the child found the gun in a drawer. While playing with it, he accidentally fired it, hitting himself in the hand.
The gun belonged to the boy's grandmother, Miuana Fair, who was preparing food at the time of the incident.
Fair was arrested and charged with reckless conduct.
She's being held at the Fulton County Jail.