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Lebanon 10-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Himself

Posted at 5:58 PM, Apr 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-29 23:58:49-04

A 10-year-old was rushed to the hospital after accidentally shooting himself with a shotgun.

Officials with the Lebanon Police Department said the young boy was at home when he found a shotgun, and accidentally shot himself in the abdomen.

It happened in the home at 321 Dandelion Drive in Lebanon around 4:15 p.m. The boy’s older sibling was home at the time and called 911.

The children’s parents were notified shortly after and met the child at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.