Child critically injured in accidental shooting at Shreveport apartment

SHREVEPORT, La. — A 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after accidentally shooting herself in the abdomen Tuesday night at a Shreveport apartment complex.

The incident happened at the Westwood Village Apartments on Rasberry near Financial Plaza. According to the Shreveport Police Department, the child shot herself when her stepfather’s friend placed a gun on a table then went outside with the stepfather.

The child was taken to Ochsner LSU Health hospital with life-threatening injuries. Officers described her as calm despite her injuries…

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