St. Anthony Police are investigating after they were notified a child with a reported accidental gunshot wound to the head was brought to a hospital.
At about 6:40 p.m. Thursday, there was a 911 hang-up call in the area of the Equinox Apartments off Silver Lake Road in St. Anthony.
“Commotion could be heard in the background and the mention of the need for a hospital,” police said in a statement. “Officers arrived … within 2 minutes and were unable to locate the source of the call, any evidence of a crime, or a person in need of help.”
At 7:08 p.m., police were told about the child who’d been brought to the hospital.
Detectives interviewed two adults who were reported to be near the child when the gunshot happened. They told police it was in the Equinox Apartment parking lot inside a vehicle.
The child was admitted to the hospital. Information about the child’s age and condition weren’t immediately released.
Law enforcement gathered evidence at the hospital and the scene.
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