8-year-old boy accidentally shoots mother at baseball game, gun owner charged [View all]

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The boy found a loaded gun while playing inside an antique World War II jeep on display at an event honoring veterans.

A Tennessee mother was hospitalized in critical condition after her 8-year-old son accidentally shot her at a college baseball game, police said.

The gun's owner, Charles McFarland Jr., was arrested and faces charges of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.



The jeep had been on display as part of a celebration the stadium holds for veterans, the Millington Police Department said in a press release.

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