4-year-old boy shoots self in rural Ripley County

A 4-year-old boy shot himself Thursday night in Ripley County, Indiana State Police said. It happened around 9:40 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of South County Road 625 East, in rural Ripley County.Investigators said the child found a loaded firearm inside the home, discharged the weapon and shot himself in the abdomen. The child was taken to Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, where he is expected to survive. The investigation is ongoing.

A 4-year-old boy shot himself Thursday night in Ripley County, Indiana State Police said.

It happened around 9:40 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of South County Road 625 East, in rural Ripley County.


Investigators said the child found a loaded firearm inside the home, discharged the weapon and shot himself in the abdomen.

The child was taken to Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, where he is expected to survive.

The investigation is ongoing.