![]() ![]() 22 caliber air rifle at the time the boy was hit. Slaymaker said the man told officers he was shooting birds on Monday with a. ![]() Police went to that man's house and questioned him. They learned of a man who had been known to shoot birds in the past, he said. Cory Slaymaker said officers canvassed the area on Tuesday and questioned property owners. Investigators stated Tuesday that there are open fields directly west of the day care and they suspected a stray round may have come from that area. ![]() The child was then transferred to Primary Children's Hospital for treatment," police said. "It was not until at the hospital that doctors discovered through scans that the boy had a small caliber bullet lodged in (his) head. They then picked up their boy and took him to Utah Valley Hospital. Two adults noticed that a boy "appeared to stumble and was seen bleeding from the face," according to Spanish Fork police. The investigation began Monday when several children were outside the day care near 2000 North and 300 West, playing in an area surrounded by a vinyl fence. SPANISH FORK - Spanish Fork police believe they have found the man who accidentally shot a 2-year-old boy at a day care in the head with an air rifle. ![]()
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