Crime & Safety
Toy Gun Mistaken for the Real Thing
Sheriff's deputies respond to call for a child with a gun.
Kendall County Sheriff's deputies rushed to Boulder Hill Wednesday at about 4:20 p.m. after receiving a report of a child with a handgun.
When deputies arrived at the scene near Boulder Hill Pass and Circle Drive East they found an 8-year-old boy walking in the street with a toy gun that had the safety cap removed, according to a Kendall County Sheriff's office report.
An investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed, the report said.
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Kendall County Sheriff's Deputies on the first block of Circle Drive East in March. In that incident, both a vehicle and home were hit with bullets, but no one was injured.
Editor's note: This story has been changed to more accurately reflect the location of the March drive-by shooting.
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