{"id":663103,"date":"2010-02-12T16:39:05","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T21:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/?p=18311"},"modified":"2010-02-12T16:39:05","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T21:39:05","slug":"father-charged-after-accidentally-grazing-7-year-old-son%e2%80%99s-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/663103","title":{"rendered":"Father charged after accidentally grazing 7-year-old son\u2019s head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A father was charged with reckless conduct after a handgun accidentally went off striking him in the hand and his 7-year-old son in the head, Thursday afternoon at a warehouse on the Northwest Side.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred about 3:30 p.m. at 2612 W. Nelson St. when the man, whom police declined to identify, was showing his 7-year-old son a handgun inside a warehouse that the man either owns or works for, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The gun accidentally discharged and struck the boy, causing him to suffer a graze wound to his head. <span id=\"more-18311\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was taken to Children\u2019s Memorial Hospital but he did not suffer life-threatening injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The man was shot in the hand and transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The man was charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct and a firearm registration violation, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Central Area detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article from <a title=\"Father Charged After Accidental Shooting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxchicago.com\/dpp\/news\/metro\/father-boy-wounded-in-shooting\"  rel='nofollow'>FOX Chicago News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Distributed via <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\" rel='nofollow'>Chicago Press Release Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uIdhITJ7riXq_g83taGgPaSw4no\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uIdhITJ7riXq_g83taGgPaSw4no\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uIdhITJ7riXq_g83taGgPaSw4no\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uIdhITJ7riXq_g83taGgPaSw4no\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=3mBSdhvW-X8:1ECFukVN_h0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=3mBSdhvW-X8:1ECFukVN_h0:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=3mBSdhvW-X8:1ECFukVN_h0:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?i=3mBSdhvW-X8:1ECFukVN_h0:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/windycitynews\/~4\/3mBSdhvW-X8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A father was charged with reckless conduct after a handgun accidentally went off striking him in the hand and his 7-year-old son in the head, Thursday afternoon at a warehouse on the Northwest Side. 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