Harris County

Boy, 3, Shoots Himself with Grandparents' Gun: Authorities

A 3-year-old Texas boy is in the hospital after authorities in Harris County said he shot himself with his grandparent's handgun.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the Bainbridge Estates subdivision in Spring Sunday after receiving a call about a 3-year-old boy who had been hurt. Detectives said the boy's grandparents had been babysitting him and put him down for a nap in the master bedroom.

Sgt. Ben Beall said the grandparents later went in to check on him, and that he had apparently found a pistol that was in the bedroom and accidently shot himself in the head.

The boy was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital. The Houston Chronicle said his condition is unknown.

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