Mississippi toddler in critical condition after being shot in head

Published 3:11 pm Monday, July 29, 2024

A 2-year-old Mississippi child is in critical condition after the toddler was reportedly shot in the head during an argument between two adults.

WMC-TV in Memphis reports that the shooting happened Sunday evening in Marshall County.

Officials believe the child was wounded inside a house on Thornton Cove when two adults got into an argument over a gun.

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The gun reportedly went off during the altercation and injured the child, who was then rushed the child to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.

The child is reportedly in critical condition.

The two adults have been taken into custody, with charges pending, according to the WMC-TV report.