SHEBOYGAN -- Sheboygan police are investigating after a child sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound to their hand on Monday, March 16. The child was transported to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee.
Police were called to a home near 17th Street and Georgia Avenue for reports of a possible gunshot wound to a child.
Upon arrival, police discovered that a young child had obtained a loaded handgun that had been left in the house unsecured.
The weapon discharged and the child suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to their hand.
A man and a woman were home during the incident and police are continuing the investigation along with Child Protective Services.
The Sheboygan Police Department said the following in a press release: