Crime & Safety
Child Shot In Philadelphia On New Year's Day: Reports
A child, 3 to 4 years old, was shot in the foot Thursday evening in what investigators believe was an accidental incident.
PHILADELPHIA — A toddler is recovering after being shot in the foot on New Year's Day inside a Philadelphia residence.
According to NBC10, the boy was shot at about 5 p.m. in a home on the 900 block of North 42nd Street in West Philadelphia.
Investigators learned of the shooting when the boy, reported to be 3 to 4 years old, and his father took him to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot, Action News reports. The boy is in stable condition.
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According to Fox 29, authorities believe the shooting was accidental, but are working to determine who was holding the firearm when it went off.
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