HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. – A 3-year-old Arkansas boy is in a Memphis hospital after being accidentally shot in the face with a flare gun. Helena-West Helena Police said the accident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday at the family’s home. Family identified the boy as Eddie Hawkins Jr., saying he lost his left eye but will survive. Police initially said the toddler was playing with the flare gun when he accidentally shot himself, but his family tells a different story. They […]
