10-year-old boy shot by 19-year-old babysitter

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By Skylar Wolfe

A 10-year-old boy was shot by his 19-year-old aunt Tuesday evening in a Houston apartment, authorities said.

The boy was transported to the hospital in critical condition, but is now stable, according to CNN.

Police charged 19-year-old Caitlyn Smith Wednesday with serious bodily injury to a child, which is a second-degree felony, according to ABC. 

Smith was allegedly taking pictures and videos with what she thought was an unloaded gun while she was babysitting, reported ABC. 

While trying to remove the magazine, a bullet fired, Deputy Thomas Gilliland, spokesman with the Harris County SHeriff’s Office, said. .

The bullet hit the boy in the stomach, CNN reported.

“Weapons are not meant to be props in selfies or any type of videoing,” Gilliland said to CNN. He said the shooting “could have caused a homicide.”

Smith has not yet appeared in court, according to ABC.

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