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(51,122 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:18 PM Jul 2015

Police: 7-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head Likely An Accident

Source: CBS

Police in Aurora say a shooting of a 7-year-old child was likely an accident. According to Sgt. Chris Amsler, just before 4 p.m. Thursday officers responded to a shooting at a home in the 1000 block of North Vaughn Street, which is northwest of 6th Avenue and Interstate 225.

Amsler said a 7-year-old boy was transported to Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot in the head.
The shooting was reported as accidental, but officers are investigating.

Police said the boy doesn’t live in the home where the shooting occurred. He apparently went to the home with several other juveniles who were able to somehow get their hands on a gun.

It’s not clear if any adults were home when the shooting happened or whether the gun was locked up.

Read more: http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/07/09/7-year-old-boy-shot-in-aurora/

'An Accident'

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Police: 7-Year-Old Boy Shot In Head Likely An Accident (Original Post) onehandle Jul 2015 OP

if a gun was available where 7 year olds could get hold of it, this was NOT an accident. niyad Jul 2015 #1

Exactly right. nt onehandle Jul 2015 #2

+1 daleanime Jul 2015 #4

+1 840high Jul 2015 #7

There wasn't anything "accidental" about it -- an irresponsible gun owner left a weapon unsecured. . . Journeyman Jul 2015 #3

Accident... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #5

shootings are NEVER an accident. there is always a cause nt msongs Jul 2015 #6

Having a gun in the house increases your risk of death. Period. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #8

I want to see more irresponsible gun owners prosecuted Novara Jul 2015 #9

+ a million, Novara. brer cat Jul 2015 #10

If it's not on your person, lock it up. ileus Jul 2015 #11

niyad

(113,315 posts)

1. if a gun was available where 7 year olds could get hold of it, this was NOT an accident.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:21 PM

Jul 2015

this was criminal negligence, child endangerment, and possibly a few other things as well.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. Exactly right. nt

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:22 PM

Jul 2015

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

4. +1

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:23 PM

Jul 2015

840high

(17,196 posts)

7. +1

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 11:28 PM

Jul 2015

Journeyman

(15,031 posts)

3. There wasn't anything "accidental" about it -- an irresponsible gun owner left a weapon unsecured. . .

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2015, 10:23 PM

Jul 2015

where young children were able to get their hands on it.

We mustn't let the guilty off. Make them acknowledge their irresponsible behavior and then make them pay for their criminal deed.

Anything less is a crime itself against the memory of that child, and against the safety of the public.