Child seriously injured in Lancaster County shooting

Court documents offer new details about a weekend shooting that left a child injured in Lancaster County. A criminal complaint alleges the victim's teenage brother illegally purchased the gun involved in the shooting. According to the complaint, a 3-year-old boy was shot and injured. to the face and head at his home in the 500 block of Locust Street in Columbia Sunday afternoon. The boy is in critical condition at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the police chief said. He had surgery today. Police said Jayden Whitlock told them he bought the gun in York. He slept on the third floor and left the gun under a pillow in a second-floor bedroom, he said in a police interview. The upstairs bedroom is where the boy was shot, the complaint states. It is not clear who pulled the trigger. Police said the gun, a .40-caliber Glock, was reported stolen in March in Reading. Whitlock is charged with offenses including receiving stolen property and endangering the welfare of a child. In a statement, Columbia Borough Police Chief Jack Brommer said, “This is a devastating incident for the victim, the family and the community. Firearms should only be owned by those who can do so legally and with some training. It is up to every gun owner to secure their possessions and ensure they do not fall into the hands of children.