Lexington 10-year-old injured when gun handled by teen goes off
A 10-year-old was injured overnight in Lexington when a gun being handled by a teen went off inside a home.
Police were called to a house on Rand Avenue at about midnight on Monday for a report of a shooting and domestic violence incident, Lexington police spokeswoman Brenna Angel said.
Officers arrived to find a 10-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound, Angel said. He was taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Investigators determined that a 16-year-old boy was handling a firearm in a room with the 10-year-old when the gun went off, injuring the younger boy, Angel said. It appeared the shooting was unintentional.
After the shooting occurred, a man and woman who were in the house began arguing, and the woman was injured, Angel said.
The 16-year-old boy has been charged with being a minor in possession of a firearm, and the man is facing a charge of fourth-degree assault, Angel said. The man left the house after the incident and had not yet been located as of around 11 a.m. Monday.
This story was originally published March 1, 2021 at 12:15 PM.
