South Carolina child shot after being left alone in vehicle with gun

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Authorities say a South Carolina man has been arrested after a child shot another child in his vehicle after he left them alone.

Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said 65-year-old Claude Pound is charged with illegal neglect of a child after the Aug. 17 shooting at a Lexington car dealership.

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An arrest warrant says Pound left a .380 pistol in a camera bag in the floorboard of the vehicle and one of the children found it.

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Koon says both children were under age 10 and the child who fired the gun is related to Pound, He did not give further details.

Koon said in a statement the wounded child is expected to recover.

Pound remains in jail and it wasn't known if he had a lawyer.

Associated Press