Boy, 10, shoots himself in foot while handling gun on Chicago's South Side: police

A 10-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the foot Thursday on Chicago’s South Side.

Around 5:30 p.m., police say the child was inside a home in the 6800 block of South Morgan Street in the Englewood neighborhood when a gun he was holding discharged.

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The boy was struck in the foot and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

An investigation is ongoing. No charges have been filed.