TULSA, Okla. — A child is in the hospital after getting shot in the neck in Fairland on Wednesday morning.
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office told KSN in Joplin that the 5-year-old boy was shot at East 180 Rd. N. Main.
Sheriff David Dean says a stray bullet went through the boy's bedroom wall, into his pillow, and then into his neck. The boy has been sleeping at the time.
Investigators say a juvenile later came forward and said they fired the bullet while shooting at dogs or coyotes that had bothered the family livestock. The juvenile is still being questioned as of Wednesday morning.
A helicopter took the boy to a Joplin hospital.
At this time, authorities have not identified the victim, the shooter, or their families.
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