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| Toddler shot in head with airgun | Toddler shot in head with airgun |
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| An 18-month-old boy is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head with an airgun in what appears to be a "tragic accident", police said. | |
| He was playing with other young children in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, on Sunday. | |
| It is thought some children aged under five managed to access the air weapon and accidentally caused it to go off, West Midlands Police said. | |
| The boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | The boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital. |
| He sustained a pellet wound to the back of the head. | |
| Police inquiries into the circumstances have continued but it has been stressed officers were not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident. | |
| "While we are still trying to establish precisely what happened, this does appear to be a tragic accident involving young children," said DI Simon Vowles. | |
| 'Serious head injury' | |
| A spokeswoman for the ambulance service said when crews dropped him off he was in a stable but critical condition. | |
| An ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and a doctor were sent to the scene, she said. | An ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and a doctor were sent to the scene, she said. |
| The spokeswoman added: "When crews arrived they found an 18-month-old boy who had suffered a very serious head injury. | The spokeswoman added: "When crews arrived they found an 18-month-old boy who had suffered a very serious head injury. |
| "They were told that it had been caused by an airgun. | "They were told that it had been caused by an airgun. |
| "Crews immediately started treating the child and very quickly took him to Birmingham Children's Hospital travelling on blue lights. | "Crews immediately started treating the child and very quickly took him to Birmingham Children's Hospital travelling on blue lights. |
| "Two additional paramedics travelled with the ambulance crew to provide additional assistance on route to hospital." | "Two additional paramedics travelled with the ambulance crew to provide additional assistance on route to hospital." |
| A spokesman for the hospital confirmed it was still treating the boy but was "not at liberty to confirm anything else". | A spokesman for the hospital confirmed it was still treating the boy but was "not at liberty to confirm anything else". |
| The spokesman said: "I know this is a subject of police interest already and we will know more as time goes on." | |