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2-year-old shoots 1-year-old in the face in a car in Louisiana

Baton Rouge police say a 2-year-old shot a 1-year-old sibling in the face inside a parked car in north Baton Rouge, leaving the infant in serious condition

Louisiana police (Reuters)

Louisiana police (Reuters)

APPTI Baton Rouge (US)
Baton Rouge police say a 2-year-old shot a 1-year-old sibling in the face inside a parked car in north Baton Rouge, leaving the infant in serious condition.

Police spokesman Sgt L'Jean McKneely says the shooting was called in to EMS at 7:23 pm (local time) and occurred at a parking lot near a strip mall.

McKneely told The Advocate that there were two adults around but he's not sure how the 2-year-old got a hold of the gun. He says the family drove the injured child to the hospital rather than wait on EMS.

McKneely says the shooting is still under investigation.

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First Published: Nov 16 2016 | 1:32 PM IST

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