STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 42-year-old Long Island man was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly shooting a 10-year-old boy in the shoulder during a family gathering in Prince's Bay on Saturday, police said.



Semion Mosheshvili, 42, of Hewlett, N.Y., was arrested after turning himself into the 123rd Police Precinct in Tottenville at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, said a police spokesman. He has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17-years-old, the police spokesman said.

A FAMILY GATHERING

It was about 7 p.m. on Saturday when Mosheshvili, who was attending the gathering at a home at 426 Deisius Street, allegedly began handling a firearm on the second floor, said police.

That's when the 9mm firearm "accidentally went off," shot through the floor, and hit the boy in the right shoulder, said a police spokesman.

Mosheshvili then fled the scene, said police. The gun used in the shooting belonged to the homeowner, police said. The child was not a resident of the home, according to authorities.

Police responded to the call at about 7:23 p.m. on Saturday that a 10-year-old boy was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay with a gunshot wound, said the police spokesman.

The child was transferred to Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze for treatment, said police. The child is not expected to need surgery as it was more of a "graze wound," said police.

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