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Boy shot by brother in accidental shooting, St. Louis police say

St. Louis police did not release the boy’s age and did not have an update on the child’s condition but said he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment

ST. LOUIS — A 7-year-old boy was injured in what police are calling an accidental shooting in north St. Louis Wednesday afternoon.

Police received a call for a shooting just before 12 p.m. in the 9100 block of Jordan Street. Officers arrived at the scene and found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police said the boy and his 10-year-old brother were playing in a bedroom of the home when the 10-year-old found a gun. They said the gun went off while the 10-year-old was holding it, striking the 7-year-old in the face.

A woman was in the kitchen cooking when she heard a loud bang. She told police she found both boys with cuts on their faces and believed both had been shot.

Both boys were taken to the hospital for treatment. Both had stable vital signs while receiving treatment at the hospital.

Police said an investigation into the cut on the face of the 10-year-old boy is being handled by child abuse investigators. 

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