6-year-old boy shot in the head in Pittsburgh
A 6-year-old boy was in critical condition after suffering an apparent accidental gunshot wound to the head Sunday, Pittsburgh police said.
The incident was reported shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Johnston Avenue in the city’s Glen Hazel neighborhood.
The boy was taken to an undisclosed hospital.
Tribune-Review news partner WPXI was reporting that the boy had shot himself in the head. Pittsburgh police would not confirm that to the Tribune-Review early Monday morning.
Police were investigating.
Julia Felton is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jfelton@triblive.com.
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