11-year-old boy shot inside Abington home
"We believe no one intentionally tried to hurt somebody," Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said.
An 11-year-old boy is suffering from potentially life-threatening injuries after being shot in the face inside an Abington home Wednesday afternoon, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said during a press conference. The boy is thought to be stable.
Cruz said police received a call around 3:15 p.m. about a boy suffering from a gunshot wound inside a Linwood Street home. Based on the preliminary investigation, two 11-year-olds somehow accessed a hand gun and one of those boys was shot in the home, according to authorities. The gun is legally owned and was being stored inside the home, Cruz said. He did who fired the weapon is “part of the investigation.”
“We believe no one intentionally tried to hurt somebody, but, not withstanding that, it still has happened so we need to deal with that aftermath of that and see what direction we need to go,” Cruz said.
The boy was taken to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth before being flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital for treatment.
Chief of Police David Majenski said an investigation by police and the DA’s office is ongoing.
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