BELMONT, N.C. — Changes are coming to a Belmont sports complex after an accidental shooting Sunday.
Belmont police said it happened at Kris Lang Sports Complex along Catawba Street. No one was hurt.
Investigators said someone under 16 had a gun in a bookbag. The gun accidentally went off while people were in the gym.
The owner posted a video on social media issuing two changes in response to the incident.
“It is a safe haven,” Lang said. “It is an outlet for some people.”
He said customers will now have to put their belongings in clear backpacks or be searched. And children under 13 will have to be under adult supervision.
The shooting happened within minutes of an unrelated call about minors with a gun at Erwin Center in Gastonia.
They were gone by the time police arrived, but they found a handgun.
It frustrates Finland Fair of 101 Black Men of Highland.
“With kids and guns, it never turns out right,” Fair said.
101 Black Men of Highland’s tries to help kids avoid violence.
Fair said kids can’t get a gun on their own.
“The adults should be held responsible for the simple fact of, you are giving this child a gun,” Fair said.
He said that as police ask questions, parents and kids should remember one thing.
“You are going to jail, or somebody’s going to die,” he said.
Police in Belmont know the minor who had the gun and are still investigating.
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