Monday, January 29, 2024

Doris Pittman, 4, Shoots Self With Father's Pistol, Jan. 29, 1924

Little Girl Is Wounded; Played with .32 Pistol

Doris Pittman, four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pittman of Sandy Cross, accidentally shot herself with a .32 calibre pistol abut 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. She was rushed to a Rocky Mount hospital where her condition is said to be somewhat improving.

The little girl found her father’s pistol and was playing with it unnoticed by her parents, when it fired. The bullet passed through the body and dropped on the floor. One lung was pierced by the bullet.

From the front page of The Wilson Times, Tuesday, January 29, 1924.

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