TROUTMAN, N.C. — Police charged a woman after a child in her care accidentally shot himself with a gun.
Investigators say a 9-year-old boy got the gun while his caregiver, Brenda Moore Rucker, was sleeping. The child then shot himself in the leg.
He was rushed to a local hospital and then transported to Carolina’s Medical Center in Charlotte. He is expected to recover from his injuries.
Rucker has been charged with failure to store a firearm to protect minors and felony child abuse.
