A 5-year-old boy is recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Fayette County.
The Pennsylvania State Police and the District Attorney are investigating to determine if charges should be filed.
It happened just before 7 a.m. Tuesday when Troopers were called to a home along Penncraft Road in East Millsboro.
Apparently, the boy took a pistol out of his mother's purse and was playing with it went the gun discharged wounding the child in the head.
The boy’s father told KDKA-TV, the boy was examined, given a few stitches and sent home.
The Fayette County District Attorney says charges may be forthcoming.