A 9-year-old Oakdale girl is expected to survive after her 5-year-old brother picked up a .22-caliber rifle and accidentally shot her in the chest, police said Friday night.
The girl, whose name was not released, was shot in the living room of her family’s home in the 1800 block of Helena Road, said Oakdale police officer Michelle Stark.
Police were called to the home about 6:30 p.m. The girl was able to talk with officers before an ambulance took her to Regions Hospital, where she remained Friday night, listed in stable condition with a noncritical injury, Stark said.
“We are lucky — yeah, very lucky,” Stark said.
Mike,
ReplyDeleteThe little girl was shot LAST NIGHT. Obviously someone is responsible. Most likely, its one of the parents. Are they going to skip town or reoffend? Not likely right now because they're likely camped out at the hospital.
Minnesota does have a safe storage law on the books, and recently there has been a fairly high profile prosecution of a parent.
Hopefully, these parents will never be allowed to own guns again.
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