Chicago Child Injured After Finding Unsecured Gun in Home

2-Year-Old Shot on Chicago’s West Side After Finding Unlocked Gun

I wish stories like this didn’t keep happening—but they do. Monday night, on the West Side of Chicago, a 2-year-old boy somehow got hold of a gun inside a home. Police say he walked into a bedroom, found the firearm, and moments later, there was a loud bang. A man inside the house rushed in and found the child with a graze wound on his wrist.

The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital. Thankfully, he’s expected to be okay.

No one’s been arrested yet. The investigation is still open…

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