Whitehall Police Investigating After 2-Year-Old Suffers Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
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LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa (CBS) --A 2-year-old child is in the hospital after police in Whitehall Township say the toddler suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officials were dispatched to a local hospital just after 11 a.m. Monday after receiving a report that a child was the victim of an accidental shooting.
The self-inflicted gunshot wound reportedly occurred inside a residence on the 4100 block of Springmill Road.
The 2-year-old was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to authorities.
No word on how the child got the gun.
The incident remains under investigation.
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