La Plata, MD – On March 1 at 11:30 p.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11800 block of Edmont Place in Waldorf for the report of shots fired.
Investigation revealed two children, ages 8 and 11, found an unsecured gun inside their house and began playing with it. They accidentally pulled the trigger and a round went through their house, into a neighbor’s house and landed in the kitchen. No one was injured.
The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.
Officer E. Baker is investigating.