4-year-old boy treated for gunshot wound

KENNETT, Mo. -- The Dunklin County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting of a 4-year-old boy that occurred Saturday afternoon.

According to Sheriff Bob Holder, it happened at a residence on Highway C in the south part of Dunklin County. Earlier reports said the shooting occurred in Senath, Missouri.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

After initial treatment at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, he was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He is reported in stable condition.

Holder said his department still was investigating the shooting.