Boy critically wounded, girl hurt when gun accidentally goes off in north Alabama

Boy critically wounded, girl hurt when gun accidentally goes off in north Alabama

A boy is fighting for his life after a gun accidentally discharged in a north Alabama park Thursday night, police said.

The incident also wounded a girl, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the incident at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur, police told WAFF.

Witnesses told police the gun accidentally when off, injuring the girl.

The boy, who had the gun, then shot the firearm again, wounding himself.

Further information was unavailable.