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2 toddlers hurt in accidental shooting, Winston-Salem officers say

2 toddlers hurt in accidental shooting, Winston-Salem officers say
12 NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL. THIS AFTERNOON, TWO JUVENILES HURT IN AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IN WINSTON-SALEM ARE RECOVERING. POLICE SAY THIS HAPPENED ON EAST 23RD STREET NEAR DUNLEITH AVENUE. OFFICERS TELL US ONE OF THE JUVENILES FOUND A HANDGUN IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOME AND THEN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT THEMSELVES AND THE OTHER JUVENILE WHILE AN OVERNIGHT FIRE AT A THOMASVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY APARTMENT COMPLEX LEFT SOME PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME TODAY. THE FIRE MARSHAL TELLS US IT STARTED AROUND 1030 LAST NIGHT ON JAMES AVENUE. WXII 12, STAR CONNOR SPOKE WITH NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT THEY SAW. NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO SAY THEY COULDN’T BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE SEEING WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THIS FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE JAMES AVENUE APARTMENTS IN THOMASVILLE. THEY SAY IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR THE FIRE TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. A BATTALION CHIEF TELLS WXII 12 NEWS THAT THE BUILDING IS UNLIVABLE. THOSE IMPACTED SAY THE RED CROSS IS HELPING THEM OUT. DUST AND GOBBLE. AND BRANDI RATLIFF TELL ME THAT THEY LIVE ACROSS THE STREET. THEY SAY THEY RAN OUTSIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY. SO I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUTSIDE. I JUST SEE FLAMES JUST STARTING OVER THERE IN THE CORNER. SO I JUST RUN DOWNSTAIRS. I’M YELLING MY SISTER NOW. I’M RUNNING DOWNSTAIRS. I RUN STRAIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND WE BANG ON EVERYBODY’S DOOR TRYING TO HELP THEM GET OUT, TELL THEM TO GET OUT. AND IT JUST STARTED FROM THE END AND THEN IT JUST SLOWLY STARTED TO SPREAD AND YOU JUST HEAR, BOOM. IT WAS VERY SHOCKING, ESPECIALLY LIKE I DIDN’T SEE NO BUILD UP OR NO NO. LIKE IT WAS JUST ALREADY LIKE ENGULFED. BUT YEAH, IT WAS IT WAS BAD. AND IT’S LIKE THE WORST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES DIDN’T WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, BUT THEY SAY THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THAT TWO PEOPLE HAVE MINOR INJURIES AND THIS FIRE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. IN THOMASVILLE, I’M STAR CONNOR FOR WXII 12 NEWS. STAR THANK YOU. THE RED CROSS SAYS IT IS ASSISTING 20 PEOPLE WHOSE APARTMENTS WERE DAMAGED BY THAT FIRE. ALL RIGHT. TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER OUTSIDE. WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE, ALTHOUGH IT IS PRETTY CHILLY AS WE LOOK FROM OUR CAMERA AT THE NORTH WILKESBORO TOWN HALL THIS AFTERNOON. DAVE, IT’S SO NICE TO SEE THOSE BLUE SKIES, BUT IT’S STILL PRETTY COLD OUT THERE. YEAH, NOT AS COLD AS YESTERDAY, THOUGH, LINDSAY WHICH IS A NICE BIT OF A CHANGE. AND THAT’S GOOD NEWS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THE RAIN AND YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT FIRES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF AS WE GET INTO THE DAY TOMORROW AND ON INTO THE WEEKEND, TOO. BUT TEMPERATURES MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE READY INTO THE MID AND UPPER 50S ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AND WE’LL PROBABLY SEE TEMPERATURES GO UP MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THIS AFTERNOON. CALM TO LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. NOT BAD, 50 WEST JEFFERSON, 45, SPARTA AND LOW 40S UP TOWARDS BOONE AND WATAUGA COUNTY. WE’VE HAD MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON, HAD A FEW HIGH CLOUDS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER TO THIS MORNING. AND YOU CAN SEE THE IMPENDING WEATHER THAT’S COMING OUR WAY. GOT SOME RAINS BACK OUT OVER PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS MOVING INTO WESTERN PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI. WE’LL START TO SEE SOME CLOUDS COME IN, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS AS EARLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND THEN ON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON, KIND OF A SHOWERY UPCOMING WEEKEND AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, TOO. SO MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DAY AND OUR TEMPERATURES HOLDING INTO THE 50S COMING UP, WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THESE RAIN CHANCES FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, A WARMER WEEKEND TO 60S IN PLACE AND HURRICANE SEASON HAS COME TO AN END. WE’LL KIND OF WRAP THAT UP COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. LINDSAY. ALL RIGHT, DAVE, THANK YOU, BURLINGTON POLICE ARE ASKING THE COMMUNITY FOR HELP FINDING A TEEN WHO HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN TWO WEEKS. NOW OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR TYLER WILSON, THE 17 YEAR OLD WAS LAST SEEN ON NOVEMBER 15TH AT CUMMINGS HIGH SCHOOL ON NORTH MEBANE STREET. POLICE SAY HE’S FIVE FOOT SEVEN AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A RED SWEATSHIRT AND CARRYING A BLACK BACKPACK. IF YOU HAVE SEEN HIM OR KNOW WHERE HE MIGHT BE, CALL BURLINGTON POLICE. TODAY, A WOMAN IS EXPECTED IN COURT TO ANSWER TO CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING AT A WINSTON-SALEM BAR THAT LEFT FIVE PEOPLE HURT. 26 YEAR OLD BRIANNA MICKENS GAMBLE IS FACING FIVE COUNTS OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WITH INTENT TO KILL. ALCOHOL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TELL US THE SPOT SPORTS BAR ON GLEN AVENUE HAS A RECENT HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING A HOMICIDE. EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE BAR’S OWNER VOLUNTARILY TURNED IN THE ABC LICENSE FOLLOWING A SHOOTING THIS PAST WEEKEND. AND ONE WOMAN WHO LIVES NEARBY DIDN’T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA, BUT SAYS SHE’S GLAD SOMETHING IS BEING DONE. PROVIDE US SOME PEACE. NOT NECESSARILY THAT HE HAS TO CLOSE THE BUSINESS DOWN, BUT FOR HIM TO BE MORE STRINGENT AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF ACTIVITIES HE ALLOW TO TO TAKE PLACE IN THE BUSINESS AND AND WHAT AGE GROUPS HE ALLOW HER TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES. ALCOHOL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THEY DO NOT PL
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2 toddlers hurt in accidental shooting, Winston-Salem officers say
Two toddlers were hurt in an accidental shooting, according to officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department.Top Stories'Violently ill': 3 people hospitalized after drinking 'unknown cleaner' at Winston-Salem barWinston-Salem bar owner surrenders alcohol licenses after multiple violent incidents, safety officials saySiblings killed by father in murder-suicide, Winston-Salem officials sayGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereOn Wednesday, around 8 p.m., personnel from a local medical facility contacted the Winston-Salem Police Department about two juveniles who were transported to the hospital for gunshot wounds.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsUpon arrival at the hospital, officers located two victims: a boy with a gunshot wound to the hand and a girl with a gunshot wound to the forearm/elbow area. Both juveniles were transported to the hospital by a family member who did not notify the police of the shooting.WSPD's Gun Crime Reduction Unit (GCRU) began investigating and located the crime scene in the 1400 block of E 23rd Street. The initial investigation indicated that one of the juveniles located a firearm in the backyard and accidentally shot themselves and the other toddler.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.The victims' injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening. The juveniles are ages 2 and 3. The investigation is ongoing and being headed by WSPD's Firearms Investigation and Intelligence Division and the GCRU.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES

Two toddlers were hurt in an accidental shooting, according to officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department.

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On Wednesday, around 8 p.m., personnel from a local medical facility contacted the Winston-Salem Police Department about two juveniles who were transported to the hospital for gunshot wounds.

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Upon arrival at the hospital, officers located two victims: a boy with a gunshot wound to the hand and a girl with a gunshot wound to the forearm/elbow area. Both juveniles were transported to the hospital by a family member who did not notify the police of the shooting.

WSPD's Gun Crime Reduction Unit (GCRU) began investigating and located the crime scene in the 1400 block of E 23rd Street. The initial investigation indicated that one of the juveniles located a firearm in the backyard and accidentally shot themselves and the other toddler.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

The victims' injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening. The juveniles are ages 2 and 3. The investigation is ongoing and being headed by WSPD's Firearms Investigation and Intelligence Division and the GCRU.

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