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3-Year-Old Boy Killed After Finding Unsecured Gun in Pontiac Apartment

Officials say the death was preventable and investigators are processing the scene as they consider charges and next steps.

4-Year-Old Dies After Finding Mother's Gun in Closet

3-Year-Old Seriously Hurt After Finding Gun in Parked Vehicle, Hooksett Police Say

4-Year-Old Finds Unsecured Gun in Car and Kills 2-Year-Old Relative in Kissimmee

Detroit 6-Year-Old Killed in Parked Car With Unsecured Gun as Police Investigate

6-Year-Old Dies in Apparent Accidental Shooting Inside Montgomery Village Home

Columbus Toddler’s Fatal Shooting Leads to Charges as Community Grieves