10-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot by His Babysitter While She Took Selfies with a Gun

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the boy 'is expected to make a full recovery' after being in critical condition

A 10-year-old boy was listed in critical condition after being accidentally shot by his babysitter, police said.

On Tuesday, officials with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas responded to a report that a 10-year-old had been shot, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Gonzalez said that the child’s aunt, 19-year-old Caitlyn Smith, was babysitting him and accidentally shot the child while holding a pistol. The boy was taken by ambulance to a hospital in critical condition, Gonzalez said. After undergoing surgery, his condition improved from critical to serious, and Gonzalez said he “is expected to make a full recovery.”Gonzalez added that Smith was arrested and charged with injury to a child — serious bodily injury, which is a second-degree felony.Update: the 10-yr-old child is listed in serious condition but is expected to make a full recovery.

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