A 2-year-old boy shot in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at a daycare in Utah is in stable condition, the facility’s owner and authorities said.
Spanish Fork police believe the bullet came from a pellet or air gun shot from a farming field across the street west of the facility, Lieutenant Clay Slaymaker said. There are currently no suspects, but a bullet hole could be seen through the vinyl fence that wraps the play area where the incident occurred.
Lane Mugleston, the owner of Leap Ahead Daycare, confirmed that the shooting happened at his facility in Spanish Fork. He said two employees were outside when one near the toddler noticed him suddenly stumble, bleeding from the face, while kids played in the fenced-in area outside the daycare on Monday afternoon (local time). Nobody heard the shots at the facility, which is in a light industrial area near an airport, he said.
“We’re absolutely dumbfounded. And we pray for the family and hope that the doctors are able to do everything needed, but we’re absolutely surprised,” Mugleston said.
