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Child accidentally shoots own hand with handgun

Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
00:33
00:00
Person shot (number withheld) West Hayford.
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W Hayford St, Chicago, IL 60652
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A ten-year-old boy at a home near West Hayford Street in Chicago accidentally shot himself in the hand with a handgun. He is inside the house with his brothers and sisters, and their parents are not home. A male neighbor called in the incident. The gun has been put in a drawer, and fire and medical responders are on the way.

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