Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)The 2-year-old had been shot in the head, but his sister who was babysitting didn't realize at first, police said. The first report to 911 was that a child had fallen on St. Paul's East Side.
Paramedics discovered Jacob Xiong had been shot. He was in serious but stable condition after an older boy apparently shot him by accident, said Sgt. Paul Paulos, St. Paul police spokesman.
"This is a tragic situation," he said. "It's just sad."
Jacob Xiong's parents were at work, and his 16-year-old sister was babysitting him and other relatives when the accident happened, Paulos said. The 16-year-old didn't see what happened in their home in the 1300 block of Beech Street, he said ...
http://www.twincities.com/stpaul/ci_21220093/toddler-shot-st-pauls-east-side