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2-year-old Illinois boy accidentally fatally shoots himself in the head
A 2-year-old boy has died after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday morning in southwest suburban Joliet.
JOLIET, Ill. - A 2-year-old boy died Wednesday after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound in southwest suburban Joliet.
Officers responded to a call of a child shot around 9 a.m. in the 200 block of South Eastern Avenue, Joliet police said. They are calling what happened a "terrible incident."
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Joliet News Conference
Joliet Police Department holds a news conference after the accidental death of a 2-year-old child.
Police say the father of the child was preoccupied but nearby when the 2-year-old found a gun in a TV stand in the living room of the home. The child then shot himself in the head and later died at the hospital.
"Bad things happen to good people. Bad things happen quick," said Joliet Police Lt. Joe Egizio.
Police say the shooting appears to be accidental and no charges have been filed.
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