Forsyth police: 3-year-old shot, flown to Atlanta hospital
The GBI and Forsyth Police Department are investigating after a 3-year-old was shot and was airlifted to Atlanta for surgery.
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a three-year-old was shot in Forsyth on Sunday, according to a news release from the Forsyth Police Department.
Police said the child’s parent arrived at a local hospital around 1:10 p.m. and reported that the child had accidentally shot themself. The child was airlifted to a hospital in Atlanta and is undergoing surgery, according to the release.
The GBI and Forsyth Police Department are conducting a joint investigation.
Once the investigation is complete, it will be turned over to the Towaliga District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Forsyth Police Department at (478) 993-1005 or the GBI’s Milledgeville office at (478) 445-4173. Anonymous tips can be submitted at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or through the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
