Toddler shoots self with handgun
GLENWOOD, Ill. - A toddler suffered a gunshot wound Saturday in south suburban Glenwood.
Officers were seen responding to a home in the 100 block of State Street about noon. In a statement posted to Facebook about 3 p.m., Glenwood police said that a toddler at the home was shot in the hand.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the toddler found a loaded handgun and shot themselves, police said.
The toddler’s condition was not immediately known.
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Glenwood police investigate the scene where a young child was shot, Sept. 7, 2019, in the 100 block of State Street. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times
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Glenwood police investigate the scene where a young child was shot, Sept. 7, 2019, in the 100 block of State Street. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times