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Boy finds loaded gun in Smethwick
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy found a loaded gun dumped in the garden of his Midland home.
The youngster handed the weapon to his 11-year-old brother, who unwittingly fired it at a parked car.
Neither of the boys were hurt after the shock incident in Oakfield Close in Smethwick on Saturday morning.
The boys' mother, who asked not to be named, said that her older son thought it was a toy and pulled the trigger.
"My son fired the gun once but it jammed.
"Then he fired it again and the bullet went through the window of a car.
"It's only just hit me what might have happened - it's really frightening," she added.
Police were called to the scene at 9.30am and cordoned off the area while they carried out their investigations.
A West Midlands Police spokesman confirmed that officers had been called to Oakfield Close.
"We responded to reports that an 11-year-old boy discovered a firearm in the garden of his home.
"They boy thought it was a toy and fired it but no-one was injured."
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