BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A 6-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after accidentally shooting himself Thursday afternoon.
Officials said it happened around 6:15 p.m. in the 120 block of Greentree Boulevard in Battle Creek.
The Battle Creek Police Department said the boy entered an unlocked apartment, found a gun and accidentally shot himself in the hand. The child was conscious and alert and his injuries were considered non-life threatening.
The owner of the gun is not expected to be criminally charged.
