Shot child mistaken as skunk

An eight-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being shot by her adult cousin who mistook her black and white Halloween costume for a skunk.

Shot child mistaken as skunk

An eight-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being shot by her adult cousin who mistook her black and white Halloween costume for a skunk.

Janet Grant, who was hosting a Halloween party on Saturday night, shone a light for her son Thomas, 24, to help him shoot what they thought was the animal, but, to their horror, turned out to be the little girl, police said.

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