JACKSONVILLE, Fla – On Saturday morning just after 1 a.m., a 3-year-old found his mother’s handgun inside the house and accidently shot himself in the hand.
He was transported to the emergency room from his home off San Juan Avenue.
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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says there were two other kids inside the home during the shooting, a 12 and 1-year-old, but no other injuries were reported.
The Department of Children and Family Services will be contacted, while detectives investigated the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org or call JSO at (904)630-0500. Crime Stoppers’ anonymous hotline is available at (866)845-TIPS.