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Peguis First Nation child, 4, accidentally shoots 6-year-old, Manitoba RCMP say

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Peguis First Nation child, 4, accidentally shoots 6-year-old, Manitoba RCMP say
A Peguis First Nation man is facing a charge of unsafe storage of a firearm after a six-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting, Manitoba RCMP say – Mar 2, 2023

A Peguis First Nation man is facing a charge of unsafe storage of a firearm after a six-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting, Manitoba RCMP say.

Police said the incident, which took place Monday, happened when children at a Peguis home gained access to a gun and a four-year-old accidentally fired it, hitting the victim.

The six-year-old was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Officers from the Fisher Branch RCMP detachment searched the home Wednesday and seized five firearms, a crossbow, and ammunition.

Police continue to investigate.

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