More details revealed after accidental gunshot fired at Boardman Sam's Club
According to a Boardman Police report released Monday, an accidental gun discharge inside the Boardman Sam's Club on Saturday is still under investigation.
According to a police report, at 10:45 a.m. a child fired a single shot near the checkout area of the store from a 9mm handgun that was inside their mother's purse.
The woman told police her child found the firearm in a concealed compartment of her purse, deactivated the gun safety, and fired the pistol.
Police say the woman was turned towards her husband and away from her child in the shopping cart.
Police say the woman did have a concealed carry permit.
Police logged the 9mm fragments into evidence as well as fragments from a gray shopping cart that was struck from the store.
A woman in the store reported to police she was struck in the leg by an object but did not have any visible injuries.
A Sam's Club employee also reported feeling pain in the middle of her right thigh at the time of the shooting, but again had no visible injuries and refused transport to the hospital.
While no charges have been officially filed against the mother, offense codes listed as being investigated on the police report include child endangerment and inducing panic.