Pennsylvania boy, 10, hospitalized after shooting self in face with gun he found in car
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say a 10-year-old boy has been hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the face with a gun he found while sitting in a car in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Police in Delaware County say the shooting was reported in Darby Township at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities said the boy and his sister had been dropped off by their mother at an auto repair business and were waiting for their father in the vehicle.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chief Leonard McDevitt credited the first two responding officers with having saved the boy's life.
He told the Delaware County Daily Times (http://bit.ly/1veYZq5 ) that one drove to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital while the other performed CPR in the back seat.
Police said the boy was listed in guarded by stable condition early Sunday.
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Information from: Delaware County Daily Times, http://www.delcotimes.com