Police: 2-year-old boy in Pa. dies after accidentally shooting self
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. -- State police say a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself to death in his grandparents’ Pennsylvania home.
Authorities say Benjamin Smith was pronounced dead Monday at the hospital shortly after suffering a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Emergency medical personnel responded to the shooting around 11 a.m. at the home in Milford Township, Bucks County, north of Philadelphia.
The toddler was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital in Quakertown, and pronounced dead a short time later, CBS Philly reported.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, including whether anyone was home at the time, how the child got the weapon and who owned the weapon.
Authorities say the shooting appears accidental.