Child shot in accidental shooting in Birmingham Sunday

UPDATE: Birmingham police say no charges are expected after a 3-year-old accidentally shot a 4-year-old while playing with a gun found inside a truck.The 4-year-old, who suffered organ damage, is in stable condition after undergoing surgery Sunday. "He still has a long road to recovery," Birmingham Police Lt. Sean Edwards said.--A four-year-old child is getting emergency medical treatment right now, after being shot.It happened just after 4:00pm in the 4700 block of 13th Avenue North in Birmingham.The Birmingham Police Department says two children were playing in a pickup truck, which had a loaded gun inside.One child picked up the gun, and it fired, striking the four-year-old.The victim is a boy, and he was sent to Children's Hospital for treatment.The Birmingham Police says the child has life-threatening injuries, but he is in stable condition.Three adults have been detained for questioning.

UPDATE: Birmingham police say no charges are expected after a 3-year-old accidentally shot a 4-year-old while playing with a gun found inside a truck.

The 4-year-old, who suffered organ damage, is in stable condition after undergoing surgery Sunday.


"He still has a long road to recovery," Birmingham Police Lt. Sean Edwards said.

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A four-year-old child is getting emergency medical treatment right now, after being shot.

It happened just after 4:00pm in the 4700 block of 13th Avenue North in Birmingham.

The Birmingham Police Department says two children were playing in a pickup truck, which had a loaded gun inside.

One child picked up the gun, and it fired, striking the four-year-old.

The victim is a boy, and he was sent to Children's Hospital for treatment.

The Birmingham Police says the child has life-threatening injuries, but he is in stable condition.

Three adults have been detained for questioning.