Child accidentally shot in the face by another child in Abington, authorities say

A child was shot in the face inside a home in Abington, authorities said. Police received a call Wednesday that a woman found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound on a bed inside a home on Linwood Street.Authorities said two boys, believed to be 11 years old, were in the house at the time of the shooting. One of the boys accidentally pulled the trigger and shot the other boy in the face. "I saw the kid in the ambulance and he was just covered in blood," Beverly McAuliffe said. The child is in stable condition and is being taken to South Shore Hospital by a medical helicopter. "He's okay right now, but every gunshot wound is dangerous," Tim Cruz, Plymouth County District Attorney, said. "Anything could happen." It is not clear if the boys were home alone, but both live on Linwood Street. Family members could be seen running between several houses. "As you can imagine, it's a very difficult call for all the police and fire," Abington police Chief David Majenski said. "Officers will receive aftercare and counseling as a result of it." Both the Plymouth County Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Crime Prevention and Control Unit were called to the scene.Authorities said the gun was legally owned and likely belonged to one of the child's family members, who were visibly shaken by the incident.Abington Public Schools will be providing counseling services to students in need and are making themselves available to families wanting more information about how to talk to their children regarding the incident. app

A child was shot in the face inside a home in Abington, authorities said.

Police received a call Wednesday that a woman found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound on a bed inside a home on Linwood Street.


Authorities said two boys, believed to be 11 years old, were in the house at the time of the shooting. One of the boys accidentally pulled the trigger and shot the other boy in the face.

"I saw the kid in the ambulance and he was just covered in blood," Beverly McAuliffe said.

The child is in stable condition and is being taken to South Shore Hospital by a medical helicopter.

"He's okay right now, but every gunshot wound is dangerous," Tim Cruz, Plymouth County District Attorney, said. "Anything could happen."

It is not clear if the boys were home alone, but both live on Linwood Street. Family members could be seen running between several houses.

"As you can imagine, it's a very difficult call for all the police and fire," Abington police Chief David Majenski said. "Officers will receive aftercare and counseling as a result of it."

Both the Plymouth County Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Crime Prevention and Control Unit were called to the scene.

Authorities said the gun was legally owned and likely belonged to one of the child's family members, who were visibly shaken by the incident.



Abington Public Schools will be providing counseling services to students in need and are making themselves available to families wanting more information about how to talk to their children regarding the incident.

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