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The 5-year-old accidentally shot himself with an unsecured gun inside a Chicago apartment, underscoring calls for free gun locks to prevent child access, officials said.
- A 5-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself with a firearm that was left accessible inside a Chicago apartment in the Kenwood neighborhood on Sunday afternoon around 1:17 p.m.
- The boy had just begun kindergarten the previous week, and authorities reported that the shooting happened at an apartment located on South Greenwood Avenue in Chicago's South Side.
- Emergency responders transported the boy to Comer Children’s medical center while he was gravely injured; he later passed away, and authorities recovered the gun at the location.
- Pastor Donovan Price expressed deep sorrow over the incident, noting the family’s devastation and shock, and highlighted the need to prevent children’s access to firearms within the home.
- Detectives from Area One are handling the investigation, no arrests have been made, and a gun victim’s advocate emphasized that free gun locks are available to help prevent similar incidents.
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Taken to hospital, the five-year-old succumbed to his injuries after handling a firearm found inside the family apartment.
5-year-old boy dies after accessing unsecured gun inside apartment | News Channel 3-12
By Jeramie Bizzle, Victor Hacobo Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A 5-year-old boy is dead after he accessed an unsecured gun inside an apartment on Chicago’s South Side on Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened around 1:17 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue in the Kenwood neighborhood. Police were called to the apartment complex after the boy suffered a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartm…
5-year-old boy dies after accessing unsecured gun inside apartment
By Jeramie Bizzle, Victor Hacobo Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A 5-year-old boy is dead after he accessed an unsecured gun inside an apartment on Chicago’s South Side on Sunday afternoon. The shooting happened around 1:17 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue in the Kenwood neighborhood. Police were called to the apartment complex after the boy suffered a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartm…
The 5-year-old boy, who had just returned to kindergarten, died as a result of his injuries after manipulating a weapon found in his home in Chicago.
The child died of his injuries after seriously injured with a gun picked up at the family home in Chicago. ...
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