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3-Year-Old Killed In Apparent Accidental Shooting Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (
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A 3-year-old boy was found shot inside a Maryland home in what is believed to be an accidental shooting involving an unsecured handgun on Monday, police say. An investigation has been launched by the Howard County Police Department following the fatal shooting, which was reported inside a home on Harpers Ferry Road in Columbia on July 1. At the time the child was struck, his parents and 5-year-old brother were home at the time. Police say that investigators are still working to determine if the gunshot was self-inflicted; however, they said they do not believe anyone else was involved…
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Child Recovering At Hospital After Accidentally Shooting Herself In Maryland Apartment: Police
A 3-year-old girl is recovering at an area hospital and a teen is facing a weapons charge after the child accidentally shot herself inside a Montgomery Village apartment, police say. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, June 4, officers were called to the 18700 block of Walkers Choice Road, where there was a report of an injured child. The girl was taken by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel to an area hospital, where she underwent surgery. During a subsequent search of the residence, police say that they found a .40 caliber privately manufactured weapon, and a 15-year-old, who does not…
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Girl Accidentally Shoots Self Playing Hide And Seek In Maryland; Relative Charged: Police
A 20-year-old man was charged after a young girl in Prince George's County got her hands on a loose gun and she shot herself, police say. Cheverly resident Jayvon Thomas, a relative of a girl under the age of 5 who suffered a gunshot wound to her arm over the weekend is facing charges following an investigation into the shooting. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called late on Sunday night to an apartment in the 6400 block of Landover Road in Cheverly to investigate after a child gained access to the gun and suffered a gunshot wound. The girl was taken to an …