4-year-old girl wounded her grandmother with a gun she found in her purse

A 4-year-old girl found her grandmother's gun in her bag and shot her in a thrift store. According to the police department, the grandmother was taken to the hospital. Read more about the incident told the publication WFLA.

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The officers were called to the America's Thrift Store in Mobile, Alabama around 18:20 pm. Upon arrival, the officers learned that the 4-year-old girl was playing with her grandmother's purse and found a gun inside it.

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Then the little girl fired a pistol and hit her grandmother in the leg. Officials said the 55-year-old was conscious when she was taken to the hospital, but they do not know if her injuries are life-threatening.

One of the customers said that she heard her grandmother scream: “I was wounded!”

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Police arrived at the scene and said they believed the shooting was accidental.

America's Thrift Store remained closed until the end of the day.

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