Sheriff Matt Lutz: Child Accidently Shoot Himself

Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says he’s investigating a shooting incident. He says it happened at 2654 Darlington Drive at 7:00 pm Tuesday. Lutz says preliminary reports are showing that a 9-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the side-stomach area with a pistol. The child was transported to Genesis HealthCare System where he was stabilized and then transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. The children remains in serious but stable condition. The incident remains under investigation.