On Friday January 14, 2022 at 8:30pm we received a call of a child being shot in the 500 block of Roanoke Street in the Forestdale community. Deputies arrived and found that the child was being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg. Family members were able to stop the bleeding and stabilize the child before he was transported to the hospital. The initial report is that the 3-year-old child found a loaded firearm belonging to a family member and accidentally wounded himself. The child was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive. Jefferson County investigators are continuing this investigation.
Jefferson County Deputy Placed on Administrative Leave Pending Investigation
A Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation resulting from the...