Download: RSS | Email Alerts | Text Alerts | Mobile
 

Authorities investigate shooting of 6-year-old


Story Comments Share
Updated: 10/26/2009 2:47 pm Published: 10/26/2009 2:47 pm

OZARK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in Franklin County are awaiting hospital records of a 6-year-old boy who was shot and wounded during the weekend.

Sheriff Reed Haynes says the boy was shot Saturday and taken to a hospital in Paris then to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. Haynes says the boy is said to be doing well and the records are expected at his office Monday.

The boy's name hasn't been released.

Hospital personnel in Paris say the woman who brought the boy said she's his grandmother and that he was shot in the knee by a sibling at her home in Branch.

The sheriff says a phone number the woman left was to a disconnected phone and the address she provided is not a real address. Haynes also says he's not sure of the validity of the name the woman provided.

___

Information from: Southwest Times Record, http://www.swtimes.com/


©2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Story Comments Share
2 Comment(s)
Comments: Show | Hide

Here are the most recent story comments.View All

The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of FOX16 - Little Rock, AR News and Weather

mrsreeves - 10/27/2009 4:25 PM
Why is the grandmother giving out false information? Sounds to me that she is trying to hide something or someone.

conwaychick - 10/26/2009 5:05 PM
thats just crazy! what is this world coming to? and,why wouldnt the grandmother want to turn the older brother in? are they waiting til the older kid kills someone?sounds like he needs help.im soo glad the 6 year old boy is ok.il be praying for the whole family.
The links below are paid advertisements. FOX16 is not responsible for their content.
Current Conditions
39°
High: 39° | Low: 39°
Clear
Inergize Digital This site is hosted and managed by Inergize Digital.
Mobile advertising for this site is available on Local Ad Buy.