DATELINE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A preliminary investigation by detectives found that a 36-year-old man with a concealed handgun on the small of his back was play-wrestling on a bed with his 4-year-old son.
Police said, while the two were playing, the gun fell from the father’s person and a shot was fired, striking both the father and the 4-year-old in the head.
Both were taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital.
The father is expected to recover.
The son is in critical condition.
Police are investigating to determine how the pistol fired.
