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Columbia (WLTX) -- The City of Columbia Police Department says a four-year-old girl had shot herself at a Sam's Club in Columbia, and they say the child is now in critical condition.
Investigators say the shooting happened inside the Sam's Club on Harbison Boulevard at approximately 10:50 a.m.
According to police, the girl was being taken around the store in a shopping cart by her grandmother. Police say the grandmother had a gun in her purse.
While the grandmother was pushing the girl near the pharmacy area, officers say the little girl took the gun out of the purse and shot herself in the chest.
The girl is in critical condition, but police have been told by family members that the girl suffered no damage to her major organs.
Investigators are looking at store surveillance video to get more details of what led up to the shooting. There were also eyewitnesses.
Police say the grandmother has a valid weapons permit. No charges have been filed in the case.
Sam's Club was closed during the initial investigation, but the store has been re-opened.
WLTX.com will have more information as it becomes available.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=62877
Tragic This could have been avoided by either keeping the gun on her person or keeping an eye on the kid. Be sure to read the comments section, lots of intelligent discourse there
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Columbia (WLTX) -- The City of Columbia Police Department says a four-year-old girl had shot herself at a Sam's Club in Columbia, and they say the child is now in critical condition.
Investigators say the shooting happened inside the Sam's Club on Harbison Boulevard at approximately 10:50 a.m.
According to police, the girl was being taken around the store in a shopping cart by her grandmother. Police say the grandmother had a gun in her purse.
While the grandmother was pushing the girl near the pharmacy area, officers say the little girl took the gun out of the purse and shot herself in the chest.
The girl is in critical condition, but police have been told by family members that the girl suffered no damage to her major organs.
Investigators are looking at store surveillance video to get more details of what led up to the shooting. There were also eyewitnesses.
Police say the grandmother has a valid weapons permit. No charges have been filed in the case.
Sam's Club was closed during the initial investigation, but the store has been re-opened.
WLTX.com will have more information as it becomes available.
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=62877
Tragic This could have been avoided by either keeping the gun on her person or keeping an eye on the kid. Be sure to read the comments section, lots of intelligent discourse there