2-year-old undergoing surgery after shooting in Overton

OVERTON — An East Texas child has been airlifted to an out-of-state hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound to the chest, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said.

According to our news partner KETK, at around noon on Wednesday, officials were dispatched to the 109000 block of CR 29 near Overton at the Smith and Rusk County line of a reported accidental shooting of a 2-year-old. When officials arrived, the child had already been taken to the Overton Fire Department and later life flighted to an out-of-state hospital.

The child reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to the side of the chest, and was an in-and-out wound. Smith said the child is in stable condition and is currently undergoing surgery.

Both parents are en route to the hospital and as of now no arrests have been made.