Carbon Co. Sheriff Jerry Colson

Prosecutors in Carbon County say they will not file any charges after a 6-year-old boy accidentally shot his 4-year-old brother during a recent family camping trip.

The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office says the younger boy suffered a gunshot wound Sept. 6 while at a campsite in the Medicine Bow National Forest south of Elk Mountain.

Sheriff Jerry Colson says the younger boy was shot in the left abdomen.  Doctors say he is expected to make a full recovery.

Prosecutors are calling the shooting “an unfortunate accident.”

The Sheriff’s Office says the boys’ father was shooting the pistol at targets and then set the loaded weapon on a truck tailgate.

The 6-year-old picked up the loaded weapon, and it discharged and struck the 4-year-old. Colson says no adults saw the shooting and the exact circumstances aren’t known.