UPDATE: 10/16/2023 5:00PM
WCCB spoke with the father of the little boy. Pastor Adam Vines says it was his gun used in the shooting.
According to Vines, his 3-year-old son got the gun out of the side door of the family van. The gun was in a holster with the safety on. That’s when he shot his 2-year-old brother, Daniel Vines.
Daniel and the rest of the family were at the church for a late service Sunday night.
Pastor Vine says Daniel is in the hospital recovering after surgery. He is in stable condition.
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MORGANTON, N.C. β Investigators say a 2-year-old child was shot at a Morganton church Sunday evening.
The Burke County Sheriff’s office received a call on October 15, 2023 at 8:26 p.m. about a gunshot wound at River Valley Baptist Church on Conley Bumgarner Road in Morganton. According to a news release, responding officers were alerted that the victim was approximately 2-years-old and had been shot in the head.
The sheriff’s office stated that a helicopter was requested to transport the child to CMC Main in Charlotte after securing and assessing the scene. The news release said that the child was undergoing surgery and was in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing.
