Seven-Year-Old Charged For Shooting Father

Last updated on Friday, November 18, 2016

(GREENWOOD) - A seven-year-old Greenwood boy who shot his father is being charged with a felony.

Officials say the child got into an argument with his dad on Sunday, loaded a gun and shot him in the wrist.

The boy told investigators he was upset that he was going to have to stay with his father for the weekend.

The boy's father and stepmother are being charged with neglect of a dependent because police say the condition of their home was deplorable.

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