Boy shot in head with BB gun in Oakland Park

10-year-old taken to Broward Health Medical Center

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A child was shot in the head with a BB gun Friday in Oakland Park, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

The 10-year-old boy was shot in the head at a home on Northwest 39th Street, BSO spokeswoman Joy Oglesby said.

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She said the boy was conscious and alert.

The boy was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Details about the shooting were not immediately known.


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