Deputies: Two kids shot inside Newberry home on Wilson Road Sunday, 2 adults charged

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NEWBERRY CO., S.C. (WOLO) – Newberry County deputies say two kids were found shot inside a home on Sunday.

Authorities say at approximately 6:35 p.m., they responded to the shooting at a residence off Wilson Road.

When they arrived, deputies say they found multiple kids inside the home, with two kids, ages 2 and 3, with a gunshot wound to the hand of one kid and a gunshot wound to the foot of the other child.

According to Sheriff Lee Foster, preliminary investigation revealed the children may have been playing with a firearm obtained from an unsecured location within the home.

Both kids were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Additionally, both adults in the home at the time of the incident were arrested and charged.

Tyresa Najae Cunningham, 28, was charged with unlawful neglect toward a child.

Also, Tyleik Jaewon Sanders, 21, was charged with unlawful neglect toward a child, and obstruction of justice.

Investigators say the firearm that was involved in the incident was not recovered, and that Sanders allegedly disposed of the gun before deputies arrived to the scene.

So far, the investigation reveals that a firearm was inside a closet in the home when one of the children found it.

At this time, investigators have not yet determined which child discharged the firearm.

This incident remains under investigation.