A Martinsville man was arrested after his 9-year-old sister was accidentally shot. On Friday at 10:52 pm, the Martinsville/ Henry County Communication Center received a call about an individual with a gunshot wound to the leg at the address of 101 Preston Scales Rd. in Martinsville.

Deputies with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call and made contact with a nine-year-old female. The nine-year-old female was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to her right leg just above her ankle. Deputies immediately began performing first aid until the Fieldale-Collinsville Rescue Unit members arrived. The female was eventually airlifted to a medical facility in Virginia, where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

19-year-old Kevon Hairston, the brother of the victim, was located while checking one of the bedrooms in which the incident occurred. Mr. Hairston stated that he left one of his loaded firearms unsecured on the bed, and another child accidentally hit the trigger on the firearm causing it to discharge.

Hairston was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment and reckless handling of a firearm. Hairston also had two outstanding warrants for his arrest. One was from Martinsville City for Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle and the other was a Contempt of Court out of Henry County. He is currently being held in the Henry County Adult Detention Center with no bond.