UNION COUNTY, N.C. — Investigators say a 2-year-old child accidentally shot his mother with a weapon owned by a Waxhaw police officer.
The shooting happened around 6:45pm on Wednesday on Bigham Road near Waxhaw. Authorities say the gun belonging to Waxhaw Police Officer Jeremy Ferguson was in the laundry room. Investigators say it was not Ferguson’s service weapon.
The mother is expected to be okay. Officer Ferguson has been charged with a misdemeanor and was served with a criminal summons and charged with failing to store a firearm to protect a minor.
