PITTSBURGH \u2014 A child was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head in a Pittsburgh home on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Eliza Durham says officers were called to a home in the 900 block of Kirkbride Street<\/a> around 9:45 a.m. for a reported shooting. <\/p>\n When officers got on scene, they spoke with a 7-year-old child who said he and his 8-year-old brother were playing with a gun in the basement. The gun went off while the children were handling it, shooting the 8-year-old in the head. <\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t exactly clear how the gun went off, but Durham says the investigation so far shows the 7-year-old accidentally shot the 8-year-old, as the 7-year-old told police that the gun was in his possession at the time of the incident. <\/p>\n The 8-year-old was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition and taken immediately into surgery. Durham called it a \u201cvery critical injury.\u201d <\/p>\n No adults were home at the time of the shooting. Durham says an adult who lives in the home had recently left for work. <\/p>\n The 7-year-old and a 15-year-old boy, who was also in the home at the time, were taken into custody for questioning. <\/p>\n Investigators have not yet recovered the gun, Durham said. <\/p>\n At this point, no charges are pending. Durham says that could change as the investigation unfolds. <\/p>\n The Mobile Crime Unit is responding to the scene along with Violent Crime Unit and Homicide detectives. <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n