Nov 11, 2026
A toddler shot himself after finding a gun Wednesday evening in Clermont County, Sgt. Merv Clemons with the Williamsburg Police Department told WCPO 9.The shooting occurred Wednesday evening in the 120 block of South Third Stree t in Williamsburg.WATCH: What we know about the shooting Police: 2-year-old boy accidentally shoots himself with loaded gun found in vehicle in WilliamsburgClemons said that the child was helping his dad clean out a vehicle in their driveway when the child found the gun.The father keeps a loaded gun attached to the center console in the vehicle that is "exposed and readily available," Clemons said.The 2-year-old climbed in the vehicle, grabbed the gun and accidentally discharged it, striking his right leg, Clemons said.The child was airlifted to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. According to the latest information, the child's injuries are non-life-threatening.Neighbor Reagan Shoemake said a sound from across the street didn't register as a gunshot to her."It kind of sounded like a pallet of wood dropped...they always work on their house, so that's, I honestly just thought that's what it was," Shoemake said.Shoemake said she watched first responders rush toward her neighbor's home and soon realized a 2-year-old boy had been shot."Stressful. Everybody running around everywhere..." Shoemake said.For Shoemake, it's hard to reconcile with the street she's known her entire life."Williamsburg is quiet. I've lived here 18 years, my whole life, and nothing like this has happened as far as I remember," Shoemake said.Her thoughts are now with the little boy across the street."Definitely very heartbroken for them, the child, and as well as everybody else that they know. I pray that the child gets better and hopefully succeeds and pulls through this," Shoemake saidClemons did say that the child was alert and conscious when first responders got to the scene, and that the injury was a "through and through" bullet wound with both an entry and exit point.At this point, police did not say whether there would be any charges filed in the accidental shooting. ...read more read less
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