ST. LOUIS — A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself Saturday night in north St. Louis County after he was left alone in a bedroom with a gun, police said.
Officers from the St. Louis County police department responded to the 11200 block of Garden Lane shortly before 6:30 p.m., where they found the child with a gunshot wound to his hand.
A family member transported the child to an area hospital, police said.
Police classified the boy’s injuries as not life-threatening. No other injuries were reported.
