Child Accidentally Shot at Petaluma Home

PETALUMA, CA — A child is recovering from being shot in a home Saturday evening, apparently on accident, police said.

At about 6:15 p.m., police received a report that a child had accidentally been shot in a home on the east side of Petaluma.

Police brought the child to arriving paramedics from the Petaluma Fire Department. The child was then rushed to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and flown to Children's Hospital in Oakland.

The child is expected to survive, police said. Investigators are not currently planning to make any arrests.

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