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Philly Woman Charged After Trenton Toddler Shoots Himself In Head: Police

A 30-year-old woman from Philadelphia has been charged in connection with a 3-year-old boy shooting himself in Trenton, authorities said.

Trenton Police

Trenton Police

Photo Credit: Trenton Police Facebook

The boy suffered a graze wound to the head after the self-inflicted shooting on Tuesday, Aug. 29.

Chante Odom was charged on Wednesday, Aug. 30, with endangering the welfare of a child and weapons offenses. She did not have a permit to carry a weapon in New Jersey or Pennsylvania, police said. Odom was described by police as a friend of the boy's family.

The shooting occurred Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. on the 156 block of Phillips Avenue in Trenton. The boy retrieved the gun from Odom's belongings, police said.

The child was rushed to a nearby hospital. He was then taken to Cooper Hospital Pediatric Unit ICU where he was in stable condition.

At the time of the shooting, two other children and a male adult were at the home, police said. 

No other injuries were reported.

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