Sheriff’s Office: 4-year-old Burton boy shot in apparent accident

A 4-year-old boy shot in a Burton home is recovering after what investigators believe was an accidental shooting.

The boy is being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and was in “relatively stable condition” when he arrived at the hospital Thursday evening, a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report said.

Little else has been revealed about the boy’s condition or what led to the wound. A handgun involved in the incident was recovered at the home, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Bob Bromage said.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound Thursday evening at a home on Noye Wiggins Drive, a private gravel road with several homes off of Pine Grove Road. The incident appears to have been an accident and no charges have been filed, though circumstances are still being investigated, Bromage said.

“We investigate all shootings thoroughly, and we don’t make assumptions,” Bromage said.

The boy’s mother told deputies she picked her son up off the living room floor and saw he was bleeding. She then loaded him into her car and drove to Beaufort Memorial hospital. The boy was later flown to MUSC, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Portions of the mother’s interview detailing the events before she found her wounded son were redacted from the Sheriff’s Office report. A description of the injury, names and the specific address were also withheld.

This story was originally published June 30, 2017 at 10:10 AM with the headline "Sheriff’s Office: 4-year-old Burton boy shot in apparent accident."