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Toddler shot in Utah while playing outside of day care; man shooting birds nearby person of interest

  • A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head while playing outside at his day care in Spanish Fork, Utah with other children.
  • Doctors discovered a small caliber bullet lodged in the toddler's head and he was transported to a children's hospital, where he is in stable condition and expected to recover fully.
  • Police believe the bullet may have come from a nearby open field where a man was shooting birds with an air rifle.
  • The man is cooperating with police as part of the investigation and charges are pending the results of the ongoing investigation.
  • The toddler was in a fenced-in area when the incident occurred and employees were unaware until they noticed the child bleeding.
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