An 8-year-old boy was still in critical condition Sunday after being shot in the head Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood.
Public Safety spokesperson Eliza Durham last updated the boy’s condition Sunday morning.
Durham said officers were dispatched for a shooting about 9:45 a.m. along the 900 block of Kirkbride Street.
Officers located an 8-year-old boy who had been shot in the head.
Pittsburgh EMS transported him to a hospital in critical condition.
No update on the boy’s condition was available as of Saturday afternoon.
Durham said preliminary information indicates the child and a 7-year-old boy were handling a firearm in the basement of a residence when it fired.
The 7-year-old said the gun was in his possession at the time of the incident, Durham reported.
Homicide detectives are conducting the investigation and recovered the gun inside the home Saturday afternoon.
Police took the 7-year-old and a 15-year-old boy, who they say also was present, to Pittsburgh police headquarters for further questioning. The investigation remains ongoing.
No other injuries were reported.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Pittsburgh police at 412-323-7800.