3-year-old airlifted to hospital after accidentally shooting self on Christmas Day

A child is in the hospital after an accidental shooting in Henderson County, North Carolina.

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A child is in the hospital after an accidental shooting in Henderson County, North Carolina.

A spokesperson for the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office reports the incident occurred Saturday around 2:30 p.m. in the Edneyville community near the Dollar Plus store on Chimney Rock Road.

Officials say a three-year-old got ahold of a gun and accidentally pulled the trigger.

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