On Sunday, January 20th, The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and Alexander County EMS were dispatched to a home in the Stony Point community in reference to a child shot by a BB gun.
Upon arrival Officers discovered that an 8 year old child was struck in the chest with a single shot from a BB or Pellet gun. The child was transported to Iredell Memorial Hospital. The Child was evaluated at Iredell and was transferred to Brenner’s Children’s hospital in Winston Salem. During transport the Child went into cardiac arrest and was diverted to Davie Medical Center in Mocksville. The Child died from his injuries at Davie Medical Center.
The initial findings from the investigations appears to indicate that the injury was accidental. The accidental shooting occurred when two juveniles age 8 and age 7 were shooting a BB gun and a Pellet rifle at targets near the family home.
The investigation is ongoing