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Police investigating after toddler suffers ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound in N.H.
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The incident took place about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a parked vehicle, police said.
A 3-year-old child was seriously injured after accidentally shooting themself in a parked vehicle in Hooksett, New Hampshire, police said.
The incident took place about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in a driveway. Authorities determined the victim suffered a “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the Hooksett Police Department said in a statement shared on Facebook.
The child was taken to Elliot Hospital and later med-flighted to a Boston hospital, police said.
Police described the child’s injuries as serious, but non-life-threatening.
Hooksett Police said that all parties involved are cooperating with the ongoing criminal investigation.
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