Police: 13-year-old boy dies after accidental shooting

April 11, 2017 - 8:22 AM

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Police in Tennessee say a 13-year-old boy wounded in an accidental shooting has died.

Police said in a statement that the boy died Monday evening after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head the day before.

Police say the shooting occurred at a home in Chattanooga. Another juvenile at the home called emergency crews when the shooting occurred and the boy was taken to a hospital.

Further details weren't immediately available.

News from © The Associated Press, 2017

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