7-year-old accidentally shoots himself in the foot, police say

Yesterday afternoon, Pearl Police answered a call about a child being shot at Highland Mobile Home Park. After arriving on scene, they found a 7-year-old-boy shot himself in the foot after firing off the gun he found inside his trailer. The gun belonged to his father and the boy said the gun misfired when he held it. The boy was immediately transferred to Batson Children's Hospital and is being treated for an injury that was not life-threatening. This is still under investigation, but the Pearl PD believes the boy's parents and grandparents were home in another room and are not at fault.

Yesterday afternoon, Pearl Police answered a call about a child being shot at Highland Mobile Home Park.

After arriving on scene, they found a 7-year-old-boy shot himself in the foot after firing off the gun he found inside his trailer.


The gun belonged to his father and the boy said the gun misfired when he held it.

The boy was immediately transferred to Batson Children's Hospital and is being treated for an injury that was not life-threatening.

This is still under investigation, but the Pearl PD believes the boy's parents and grandparents were home in another room and are not at fault.