Boy, 5, accidentally shoots self with gun from dad's pocket in Woodlawn police say

Friday, April 24, 2020
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A five-year-old boy was wounded after accidentally shooting himself with a gun from his father's pocket Friday morning, Chicago police said.

The boy was in a home in the 6200-block of South Drexel Avenue at about 12:08 a.m. when he got the gun while his parents were asleep, police said. After taking the gun to the bathroom, police said it fired and the boy was wounded.
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The boy was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. Police said the boy's father fled the scene, but was taken into custody in the 6100-block of South State Street.

The gun was found outside and police said the father admitted to panicking and running outside to discard the gun.
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Charges against the father are pending. It is not known if he had a valid FOID card or was a concealed-carry permit holder.
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