Baby-sitter charged after child accidentally shoots himself
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police in South Carolina say the baby sitter of a 4-year-old child who accidentally shot himself has been arrested.
News outlets report that Greenville police say Lydia Riley was arrested and charged with illegal neglect of a child after the boy shot himself in the hand at a home Aug. 1.
Police say the child had grabbed a pistol from a kitchen table.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Greenville Police Officer Gilberto Franco says the boy was taken to the hospital. Authorities say the injury was not life-threatening.
Police say Riley was caring for the child and was getting groceries from her car when the shooting happened.
Two other children were there when the shooting occurred.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It isn't immediately clear if Riley has an attorney.