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ST. LOUIS • Police are investigating after a woman brought her 2-year-old son to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his hand, saying she accidentally shot him.
Police believe the shooting happened at about 4 p.m. inside a home in the 5400 block of Oriole Street.
A police source said the child’s mother said she shot the child when he came up behind her, startling her while she was holding the gun.
The child has been treated, police said. His condition was not available but police said he was stable.
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