6-year-old accidentally shot on farm

By News Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2014 9:25 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

RCMP say a child has been accidentally shot northeast of Calgary in the small community of Beiseker.

Police say Calgary EMS took the six-year-old to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

Mounties say a small calibre firearm was involved.

They haven’t released any more details about the case, only to say they were informed of the shooting by Calgary EMS.

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