2-year-old child accidently shoots himself in Mitchell County, sheriff says

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Published January 6, 2022 8:17 AM

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MITCHELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Authorities in Mitchell County are investigating an accidental shooting involving a 2-year-old child.

The incident happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday on Deer Park Loop in Spruce Pine.

Details are limited, but Mitchell County Sheriff Donald Street says deputies took a report of a 2-year-old who got a pistol out of his parents’ nightstand and shot himself in the leg.

The child is in surgery.

The sheriff’s office and the SBI are investigating.

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