The SLMPD Child Abuse Unit is investigating a reported accidental shooting that injured a 3-year-old boy on November 9, 2026 in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. Around 8:20 p.m., officers were called to a local hospital after the 3-year-old was brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound. He was taken into surgery and listed in critical but stable condition. A preliminary investigation revealed the child was home in the 3000 block of James Cool Papa Bell when the shooting happened. The child’s father, 37, told officers he fell asleep with his firearm in a holster on his hip, and he
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