North Carolina 3-Year-old Dead - No Foul Play Involved - It Was Just an Accident - No Charges Expected

UPDATE: McDuffie (the responsible adult) said that he has a concealed weapon permit but that he keeps his gun hidden.

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Local news reports

A 3-year-old died from an apparent accidental shooting Sunday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

The shooting was reported about 1:20 p.m. in the 700 block of Glasgow Road, near Moores Chapel Road in northwest Charlotte. The 3-year-old boy, whom police did not identify, was taken to Carolinas Medical Center and pronounced dead, police said.

Police say they believe the child was inside a home when he was shot. Preliminary information indicates that there was no foul play involved, and family members who were inside the home at the time of the shooting were cooperating with the investigation and were being interviewed by detectives, police said in a release.

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