WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An 8-year-old was accidentally shot at a gas station in West Palm Beach Tuesday morning, police said.
According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, the shooting happened at a RaceTrac gas station located on the 2900 block of 45th Street.
Police said a mother left two to three children inside her car and went inside the gas station. The children then rummaged through a console box and found a gun. The weapon accidentally fired, hitting the 8-year-old child, police said.
The child suffered non-life-threatening injuries, West Palm Beach Police said.
