Missouri toddler accidentally shoots 4-year-old brother, police say

BOLIVAR, Mo. — A 4-year-old Missouri boy is recovering after police said his toddler brother accidentally shot him at a Bolivar home.

According to KYTV, the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at a house on North Park Avenue. The younger boy, 2, grabbed a gun that had been left within his reach and fired the weapon, striking the older boy's abdomen, Bolivar police told the news station.

Crews rushed the 4-year-old to a nearby hospital, where he remains in stable condition, the Bolivar Herald-Free Press reported.

Authorities said the boys' mother was at the house at the time of the shooting. Police are still investigating the incident, KYTV reported.

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