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Authorities are investigating the shooting of a 3-year-old boy in Newark, New Jersey.
Cops responding to a call about a shooting at a home on Wainwright Street near Bragaw Avenue Thursday found the child wounded. Two other children were in the home. They weren't hurt.
Officers took the wounded boy to a hospital. He was last said to be in critical condition.
A firearm was recovered at the scene. Authorities say the shot appears to have been fired accidentally, and the wound to the boy self-inflicted. It wasn't clear if there were any adults in the house at the time of the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing.
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