San Antonio police detectives are now discounting a man's claim that a four year old girl was shot and wounded early today in a drive by shooting on the city's west side, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.
The man had told police he and the little girl were walking near their home in the 500 block of Park Grove, which is near Loop 410 and Highway 151, when a car came by and somebody inside fired several shots.
He said the little girl was shot in the chest. She is in the hospital in critical condition.
But detectives now say that story didn't hold up under questioning. Police wanted to know why the little girl was out at 1AM, and were also curious why the man was not hit, and why no shell casings were found at the scene.
Detectives now think the little girl found the gun at the home and it went off by accident.
No word yet on charges, but detectives say they are not looking for any suspects.