5-Year-Old Ohio Boy Shot by 'Intoxicated' Mother, Currently in Stable Condition, Police Say

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The boy was brought to Nationwide Children’s Hospital just after 5 p.m. local time after suffering a gunshot wound that went through both of his knees. He is currently in “stable condition” and awaiting corrective surgery on Saturday, the release stated.

They later determined that the son was lying on the couch next to Turner, 30, while she was “pointing her handgun at several adults in the home and making threats,” the Columbus Division of Police confirmed.

When she went to put the gun back into her purse, Turner allegedly fired a shot and struck her son in his legs, the release said.

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She is currently being held in the Franklin County Jail.

source: people.com