Father in Bridgeton, New Jersey, charged after 3-year-old accidentally shot in face with his gun
By Gwen
Posted Nov 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A Bridgeton man was charged after his 3-year-old child was accidentally shot in the face with his gun, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The source material does not give further details about the shooting, the charge, or the court’s handling of the case, so this report is limited to what the prosecutor’s office has stated.
The child in the case is a 3-year-old, and the incident involved a firearm owned by the father. The prosecutor’s office described the shooting as accidental.
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