SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department has determined the 12-year-old boy who was killed by gunfire Saturday night was shot by his five-year-old brother. The young boy, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, received CPR from the first GPD officers at the scene before the arrival of emergency medical services personnel. […]
GPD: 12-year-old accidentally shot and killed by five-year-old brother
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GPD now says adult was not present when seven-year-old boy was shot
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed through the Griffin Police Department that no adults were present in the apartment Monday afternoon when a seven-year-old boy sustained a .45 caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen this in the Griffin Crossings apartment complex. A press release from GPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Chris Wilson, a […]
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Sheriff: Child accidentally fired shot from unsecured weapon in Beaverbrook Elementary parking lot
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix has confirmed the Monday afternoon shooting in the Beaverbrook Elementary School parking lot resulted from a weapon being left unsecured in the presence of a child. Dix on Monday reported the preliminary investigation indicated the shooting was accidental. Investigators responded to WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital at […]
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