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Four-year-old shoots older child in Manitoba, officers seize weapons from home: RCMP

PEGUIS, Man. — RCMP say a six-year-old boy is in hospital after being shot by a four-year-old in Manitoba. Mounties say the children were at a home on Peguis First Nation, north of Winnipeg, and were able to get access to a gun on Monday night.
Canadian Press

PEGUIS, Man. — RCMP say a six-year-old boy is in hospital after being shot by a four-year-old in Manitoba. 

Mounties say the children were at a home on Peguis First Nation, north of Winnipeg, and were able to get access to a gun on Monday night.

Police say the younger boyfired the weapon and struck the older child. 

The six-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive. 

RCMP seized five firearms, a cross bow and ammunition from the house.

They say a man was arrested and will be facing a charge of unlawfully storing a firearm. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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