MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 6-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after he reportedly shot himself at a home in southwest Miami-Dade County.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported at 3:53 p.m. in the area of Southwest 102nd Avenue and West Circle Plaza in the county’s unincorporated West Perrine area.
“According to investigators, the mother heard a loud popping sound from inside the residence and found her son suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his upper extremity,” MDSO officials said in a news release.
Detectives later confirmed that the boy had shot himself in the shoulder.
They said the boy’s mother drove him to Jackson South Medical Center and he was then airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
The boy is in stable condition, authorities said.
Authorities have not said whether the boy’s mother will be facing any charges.
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