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Trenton's mayor raises alarm about guns after child fatally shot

Child dies from gunshot wound in Trenton
Child dies from gunshot wound in Trenton 00:20

TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) -- Trenton's mayor is raising the alarm about guns and keeping children out of harm's way.

This comes after Mayor Reed Guscioria says a child died from a gunshot wound inside a home Wednesday.

It happened on the 1300 block of Princeton Avenue.

The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office says the child may have got hold of a gun and accidentally fired the weapon.

The shooting is under investigation.

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