Toddler Accidentally Shoots Himself

TYLER (AP/STAFF) — A young Smith County boy is hospitalized in Dallas after accidently shooting himself in the head. It happened at the Sportsmans� Club on Highway 31 West. Sheriff J.B. Smith says business is owned by Chonda McClean and her husband.

He says McClean was caring for Jaden McClean, 2, at her home when the bartender called to say he had to leave work. McClean took the child with her, and while she was busy he apparently toddled into a back room, crawled up to a desk, got a handgun and shot himself in the forehead.

Jaden is the grandson of the club�s owners, whose son was murdered a couple of years ago in a still-unsolved case. Jaden�s been flown to Children�s Medical Center in Dallas in critical condition. Smith said the case will be referred to the Smith County District Attorney’s Office for a decision on whether to submit it to a grand jury.