4-year-old Alaska boy shot in leg when mother’s gun falls from holster, hits pavement
Posted February 23, 2015 7:32 pm.
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WASILLA, Alaska – A 4-year-old Alaska boy was shot in the leg Saturday when his mother’s handgun fell out of its holster and fired.
Alaska State Troopers say they took a call on the incident near Wasilla just before 11:30 a.m.
Medics were treating the boy when they arrived.
Troopers say the family was leaving a pickup when the woman’s .357-calibre handgun fell out of its holster, struck the pavement on its hammer and fired.
The shot hit the 4-year-old just above the knee.
The bullet went through the boy’s leg and lodged in a building.
The boy was transported by helicopter to Anchorage for treatment.
No one has been charged.
