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Indiana toddler killed in accidental shooting

The 2-year-old was killed by gunshot in rural Morgan County.

MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTHR) - A toddler was killed by a gunshot early Thursday morning in rural Morgan County.

Medics responded the house on Kitchen Road south of Mooresville shortly after 6:30 a.m.The two-year-old has not been identified, but died in what investigators are saying was an accidental shooting.

Morgan County Sheriff’s Office confirms that at 6:30 a.m. they responded to the 7600 block of North Kitchen Road, Mooresville for a shooting.

Deputies, paramedics and other emergency services located a two-year old child that had succumbed to a gunshot wound. 

The Indianapolis family was in Morgan Co. to house-sit for relatives. 

Accoring to the police, the mother of the child went into the restroom briefly while the two-year-old watched television. Reports indicate the mother heard a gunshot and rushed into the room and found the child lying on the floor.  

The child had located his mother’s unsecured handgun, which accidentally discharged, resulting in a fatal head injury.  

All family members have been cooperative with investigators.The death remains under investigation by the Morgan County Major Crimes Task Force.

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