Waterville (ME) 2-year-old in critical condition after being shot in the head

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A Waterville toddler is in critical condition after allegedly being shot in the head Saturday, police said. One of three siblings living in the Western Avenue home apparently found a gun that was secured in a closet, loaded it and fired a round that hit the 2-year-old, according to Maine State Police. The shooting was reported shortly before noon on Saturday. Waterville police were first to arrive at the home, with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit coming later to assist them. The wounded 2-year-old boy was first taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center’s Thayer Center for Health in Waterville before being moved to Maine Medical Center in Portland, police said.
 
Back in 2009, I took a firearms course, and on one of those days, some of the class members went for lunch somewhere, during which conversation turned to home security, and home security precautions, and firearms, and firearms security. One of the students present was a quiet guy - a father, a veteran, and an active-duty army medic - who told us that he kept his firearms unloaded, in a locked box, in a locked safe, in a locked secure room, in his locked house. He said that his house was alarmed, the secure room was alarmed, and that his safe was alarmed, and that all of these (alarm) zones were monitored remotely; if any were tripped, his monitoring servce would alert him via cellular phone. Well, we all thought that to be overkill, and we didn't hesitate to tell him so. He didn't mind a bit. He said that his young son was bright, more than capable of breaching any lock, and that - while he'd educated and trained his family in safe handling practices - he'd also seen enough trauma in his life to be more fearful of that sort of negligent tragedy than he was any possible risk associated with any delay in access.

Like I said, he was a veteran, a medic, and a father.
 
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“The boy remains in the hospital,” Maine State Police media coordinator Katharine England said in an email Tuesday in response to a request for comment. “No charges have been filed, but when the investigation is complete, it will be reviewed by the DA’s office. Investigators are not commenting on other aspects of the case as it remains an active investigation.” Neither Waterville nor state police would comment on what type of gun was used in the shooting, or how the gun was secured in a closet if a child could access and load it. Police are not releasing the victim’s name, but a GoFundMe page set up for the family says the boy is Evan Hood, 2, and his parents are Daniel and Cori Hood. The house on Western Avenue is listed in Waterville’s tax database as being owned by the Hoods. On Tuesday Daniel Hood posted on Facebook thanking people for their support. He wrote, “Our beloved son has a long road ahead of him, but there have been positive signs as of late. Evan is a fighter and will continue to fight.” “He is not out of the woods yet but with continued prayers, love and community support we hope to have more positive news,” wrote Daniel Hood.
 
Not sure if the "Eddie the eagle" program is still active (or in the Ma. schools) basically the program was "See a gun? Don't touch ! Tell a grownup!"
 
Not sure if the "Eddie the eagle" program is still active (or in the Ma. schools) basically the program was "See a gun? Don't touch ! Tell a grownup!"
I think the current program is report if your parents have firearms legal or not. Same program with doctors
 
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