The shooting of a 3-year-old girl at a home on the city’s North Side Monday morning has been ruled accidental by Pueblo police.
In the backyard of a home in the 3200 block of Colfax Avenue, the girl was shot in the chest at about 10:15 a.m. The victim was shot a single time, with the bullet entering and exiting without breaking any bones.
The child underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition but stable condition Monday.
The initial Pueblo police investigation indicates that a 9-year-old male child was able to get ahold of a handgun that was in the home. The 9-year-old was in the backyard of the Colfax home with other children when he manipulated the gun. The gun was then handled by a 5-year-old — gender unknown — who pointed it at the victim and pulled the trigger.
The Pueblo Chieftain | Girl, 3, shot on Pueblo’s North Side
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