在Stone Mountain,一名9岁男孩腿部中弹;警方调查一名兄弟姐妹可能意外出动,并寻找丢失的火器。
A 9-year-old boy was shot in the leg in Stone Mountain; police investigate possible accidental discharge by a sibling and search for a missing firearm.
警方说,星期一清晨,一名9岁男孩在DeKalb县Stone Mountain的公寓楼里腿部中弹。
A 9-year-old boy was shot in the leg early Monday morning at an apartment complex in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, police say.
发现该名儿童身上有无生命威胁的伤,该儿童被送往医院,预计将康复。
Found with non-life-threatening injuries, the child was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.
当局正在调查枪击是否是意外的,可能涉及一名兄弟姐妹,并正在寻找火器,该火器是从公寓中取走的,至今下落不明。
Authorities are investigating whether the shooting was accidental, possibly involving a sibling, and are searching for the firearm, which was taken from the apartment and remains missing.
没有逮捕任何人,但随着调查的继续,有可能对父母提出指控。
No arrests have been made, but charges against the parents are possible as the probe continues.
这一事件是该区域最近一系列事件的一部分,包括在Gainesville发生的一次学校持枪事件。 在这次事件中,父母因留下武器供子女使用而被起诉。
The incident is part of a series of recent events in the region, including a school gun incident in Gainesville where parents were charged for leaving a firearm accessible to their child.