Boy finds loaded gun in dressing room, mom squeezes trigger
Posted: Aug 25, 2017 12:14 PM CDT
ATLANTA (CBS News) -- Police say a 10-year-old boy found a loaded gun inside a dressing room at the Lenox Mall, reports CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL-TV
An Atlanta Police Department spokesperson told the station a call came in regarding a gunshot around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
The child was in the dressing room of the Adidas store when he found the .22 caliber gun under a bench, according to the police spokesperson.
The spokesperson says the child's mother took the gun and pulled the trigger to see if it was real.
It was.
A single shot was fired, causing minor property damage, according to authorities.
No one was injured or charged in the incident.