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Boy, 7, kills 3-year-old with gun

Police are trying to work out how a 7-year-old boy from Ohio got hold of a gun before fatally shooting a toddler.

Police tape outside a home where a six week-old girl was found dead in a house in Newcastle, Friday, July 24, 2015. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING
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Police say a 3-year-old boy has accidentally been shot to death by a 7-year-old in Ohio.

Investigators say they are trying to determine how the 7-year-old got hold of the weapon. Police say several adults were in the home at the time of the shooting early on Saturday afternoon in Toledo.

The autopsy showed that 3-year-old Tyrne Hoskins died from a gunshot wound to the torso. Police say the toddler was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The investigation is continuing.


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