SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – A 2-year-old child was injured in an accidental shooting in the Overton area of ​​Smith County.

According to Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith, at noon the sheriff’s department received calls from the Overton Police Department about a young child injured in an accidental shooting on the Smith County side of the Overton area.

Smith says the child was stable when airlifted to a hospital in Shreveport and is currently undergoing surgery.

The child was taken to the Overton Fire Department after the shooting occurred. Overton Police Chief Bryan Pool says a call about the incident from OFD came in around 11:48 a.m.

Sheriff’s Department investigators are awaiting a warrant to begin processing the scene.

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