Quincy Man In Custody After Youngster, 4, By chance Shot In Stomach – Good Day Sacramento

QUINCY (CBS13) – A person is in custody after a 4-year-old was accidentally shot in the abdomen at a Quincy home, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.

The shooting took place around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

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According to the sheriff’s office, Jason M. Gilliam, 41, of Quincy, has been detained for child endangerment and criminal storage of a firearm.

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The sheriff’s office has not yet confirmed Gilliam’s relationship with the child, but the child was a resident of the home. The child was initially treated at Plumas District Hospital, but was later flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

The circumstances of the shooting are still being investigated.

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Further information was not available.