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3-year-old boy unintentionally shoots self in St. Louis Saturday, police say

The boy was shot in the eye and was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, police said.

ST. LOUIS — A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after police said he found a gun and shot himself Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said police were called at 4:20 p.m. to the shooting on the 3000 block of California Avenue in the Benton Park West neighborhood. A 3-year-old suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his eye and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Police did not have further information on what led up to the shooting. The department's child abuse unit is handling the investigation.

It was not immediately known who owned the weapon or how the toddler accessed it.

This is a developing story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.

    

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