CLEVELAND – According to Cleveland EMS, a 1-year-old boy was shot on Sunday afternoon inside a home near 63rd Street and Fleet Avenue in Cleveland.
The boy was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center and pronounced dead upon arrival.
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams told Fox 8 that the firearm that killed the boy was left unattended in the house and that it was a senseless loss of life that was directly related to guns.
Police confirmed that a 3-year-old boy shot the 1-year-old. There were also several children in the home during the incident, there was one adult in the house.
The incident is currently being investigated by police.
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