9-year-old boy accidentally shot himself

A 9-year-old boy obtained a firearm in a home and unintentionally shot himself, Milwaukee police say. That boy is nine-year-old Justin Edwards. Police said it happened around 5:38 p.m. Tuesday in the 4500 block of North 21st Street. His mother, Shalonda Pinnix, said she was not home at the time of the incident, but wants people to know it was nothing more than an accident. She said her son is in stable condition and alert after his surgery. "They just had to repair one of his intestines because he was shot in the stomach," Pinnix said. "He is still in critical condition, but the condition is improving every minute."