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N.C. Pastor's 2 yr-old son was shot in head by his 3 yr-old brother who had Dad's gun [1]

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Date: 2023-10-19  

Another tragic shooting. The perpetrator is a small child. The victim is a small child. Was their father delivering a sermon at the time?

BY CHLOE MAYER

A pastor's two-year-old son was shot in the head by his three-year-old brother who was wielding their father's gun outside church on Sunday.

Toddler Daniel Vines was rushed to hospital in critical condition after the horror unfolded in the parking lot after an evening service at River Valley Baptist Church in Morganton, North Carolina.

Pastor Adam Vines told local news channel WCCB Charlotte that his three-year-old son—who was not named—found the gun in the side door of the family's van, and said that the weapon was in a holster with the safety on. But the boy somehow managed to accidentally shoot his younger brother, he said. Updated news reports later suggested the child's condition had improved after emergency surgery and he is now said to be stable.

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