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By: Shannon Delcambre | NBC 13
Published: August 02, 2012
Updated: August 02, 2012 - 11:55 AM
... The Birmingham Police Department says the 12 year old was injured at 8228 10th Avenue South about 3:00am CT ...
The BPD says a 16 year old brother of the child was apparently trying to de-cock the weapon, when it fired.
The child was struck in the neck.
The child did suffer life-threatening wounds, but officers believe the child will recover.
http://www2.alabamas13.com/news/2012/aug/02/2/child-shot-east-birmingham-thursday-morning-ar-4260738/
Child shot, parents wreck on the way to hospital
We're still getting more information on a developing story involving a child shot in Birmingham. It happened around three this morning. We now know the child shot himself. Frantic parents were trying to get the child to the hospital when they wrecked their vehicle ... http://www.waff.com/story/19176373/child-shot-parents-wreck-on-the-way-to-hospital