Indiana boy dies after being shot wrestling with dad
Posted January 24, 2020 5:41 pm.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A 4-year-old Indiana boy who was mistakenly shot when his father’s gun fell and discharged while the two were play-wrestling has died, authorities said.
Tripp Shaw died from his wounds Thursday at an Indianapolis hospital, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.
The boy’s 36-year-old father had the gun concealed near the small of his back when it fell and fired a shot that struck him and his son in the head on Sunday, the sheriff’s office said. The two were wrestling on a bed at the time.
The father is being treated at an Indianapolis hospital and is expected to recover, WISH-TV reported. His name hasn’t been released.
The Associated Press
