Boy shot by child in Clifton now out of hospital

zCovering Colorado

Posted: 12/29/2012
Last Updated: 141 days ago

CLIFTON, Colo. - Authorities say a boy who was shot by another child in a home in Mesa County has been treated at a hospital and released.

Sheriff's deputies say they were called to investigate a report of an accidental discharge of a rifle Thursday night in Clifton. Sheriff's officials say a 7-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet after another child accidentally fired a weapon.

Other details haven't been released.

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