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MIDWAY PARK, N.C. — The fire chief of the Piney Green Volunteer Fire Department has resigned following a recent incident during which his young child got hold of a gun and fired it while in the parking lot of the station.
Onslow County Sheriff Hans Miller said the son of Steven Sanchez was in a private vehicle in the parking lot of the fire station when he found his dad’s gun and discharged it. Neither the child nor anyone else was injured. The incident occurred on the evening of July 3 and was reported on July 4, Miller said.
Miller said they checked the gun and it was not stolen and is legally owned. He said no adults witnessed what happened, and after discussing the incident with the magistrate, no charges were filed.
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