Boy Shoots Self In Leg Outside Troy Kroger Store
TROY (WWJ) - A 4-year-old boy is hospitalized after he shot himself in the leg outside a Kroger store in Troy.
Troy Police Sgt. Meghan Lehman says a family was shopping at the Kroger at Crooks Rd. and South Blvd., Friday afternoon, when the accident happened.
"They were in the grocery store with their parents," Lehman told WWJ's Sandra McNeill, "and while the parent was loading groceries into the back of the vehicle, one of the children was alone in the vehicle by themselves at the time."
Lehman said it appears the child found the gun that one of his parents had left in a compartment in the car "but it was not secure."
One of the parents has a permit to own the gun but could face charges for not keeping it properly secure.
"With gun ownership comes a lot of responsibility," said Lehman. "When things go wrong they can go really wrong."
The boy's injury appears to be not-life-threatening, Lehman said. A 7-year-old child in the car was not hurt.
The incident is under investigation.