SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accidental shooting that sent a boy to the hospital.
Just after 11p.m. Saturday, police responded to a shooting at a residence in the 2200 Block of South Glendale in Wichita, according to Captain Jason Stephens.
When officers arrived, EMS was transporting a 4-year-old boy in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his head, according to Stephens.
Investigators learned that the child climbed up on several items and gained access to a gun that was on a shelf inside the home. The child accidentally fired one shot, which hit him in the head. Stephens said the boy's father owned the gun. It was not in a safe and did not have the safety on.
The boy was listed in serious but stable condition late Monday morning, according to officer Paul Cruz.
Police will present the case to the district attorney's office for possible charges.