Police: Child accidentally shoots Wamego woman at home
January 5, 2022
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Wamego woman was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after she was accidentally shot by a child, authorities said.
Emergency responders who went to a home early Wednesday found a 31-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound, Wamego police said.
She was hospitalized at Stormont Vail in Topeka with critical injuries.
Officials say evidence indicates the woman was shot by a handgun fired by a small child, WIBW reported.
Wamego Police Chief Michael Baker said a mother, father and child lived in the home where the shooting occurred.
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