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Toddler in Critical Condition After Being Shot at Rock Spring, Ga., Home | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A 2-year-old was critically injured after a 9mm handgun left on a nightstand discharged; the child survived surgery and the investigation remains active, sheriff said.
- Medical teams raced the 2-year-old child to an operating table at Children's Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga, where the child underwent emergency surgery and remains in critical condition.
- Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said on Friday a father placed a 9mm handgun on a nightstand the night before the shooting after returning late to his Tarvin Road home.
- On the morning in question the father heard a 'pop' and found the 2-year-old child crying and bleeding from a head wound, while responding deputies and EMS crews transported the child immediately to surgery.
- Authorities say the investigation remains active as investigators have not yet determined how the gun fired, and as of Friday no one faces charges while the infant child who was with the father is now with relatives caring for the infant.
- The timing on Christmas Day amplified the impact, as Hamilton County EMS officials said calls involving children on holidays cut deeper and linger for crews, Mike Garren said.
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UPDATE: Toddler discovered shot in head on Christmas morning survives, is in critical condition
UPDATE: The 2-year-old who was found with a gunshot wound to the head on Christmas has survived surgery and is in critical condition, according to Sheriff Steve Wilson. The investigation reveals the father returned home late on Christmas Eve and placed his 9mm handgun on the nightstand beside the bed. Christmas morning shortly after the children were out of bed, the father was in another room dressing the infant child when he heard a “pop” noise…
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