SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A young boy is recovering in the hospital after shooting himself in the shoulder with his mother\u2019s gun. <\/p>\n
Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the area of 10113 Circle Plaza West in the West Perrine neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to deputies, the 6-year-old\u2019s mother heard a gunshot and ran to find her son with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. <\/p>\n
Upon finding her son shot, the mother called 911 and drove her child to Jackson South Medical Center. <\/p>\n
The mother told responding deputies that it was her handgun that her son used. <\/p>\n
As of Tuesday evening, the child is in stable condition and expected to be OK. He was airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. <\/p>\n
7News cameras captured police tape around the area of the neighborhood where the house is located. <\/p>\n
Deputies said it\u2019s unclear if the mother will face charges as they still have to interview her and get a statement. <\/p>\n
An investigation into the incident remains ongoing. <\/p>\n