CHESTNUTHILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a 10-year-old was shot while a man was arguing with the boy's father nearby, with a gun involved.
Police say on September 18, around 8:00 p.m., troopers were called to Orchard View Drive in Chestnuthill Township for an assault involving a gun.
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Troopers said they learned 34-year-old Darius Oshan James was involved in a fight with another man, and at some point, a gun was discharged, hitting a 10-year-old boy, who was in the residence at the time.
State police say the child claimed James was attempting to shoot his father in the head when the gun went off and hit him in the arm.
James was charged with aggravated assault and related offenses. He remains in the Monroe County Correctional Facility.
