US boy, 6, critical after being shot in head by 4-year-old neighbour

A 4-year-old child brought a gun outside his home shot and shot a 6-year-old neighbour in the head when the weapon fired as they played.

The child got the rifle from inside his home in Toms River in southern New Jersey and it discharged accidently around 6:40pm on Monday, Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato said at a news conference. The wounded child was about 15 yards away from the younger one at the time.

The younger child’s mother then called 911 to report the shooting.