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Philadelphia Police Questioning Man In Connection To Shooting That Left 4-Year-Old Injured In Olney

PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Authorities are questioning a man in what they are calling an accidental shooting that wounded a 4-year-old boy in North Philadelphia. The shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday inside a house on the 5500 block of North 4th Street.

Police say a man who's related to the victim was inside the home playing with a group of children when he received a gun and accidentally fired it.

The 4-year-old was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and listed in stable condition.

Police said the 23-year-old man initially left the scene but later turned himself in to police.

No arrests were immediately announced.

(© Copyright 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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