Toddler dies after shooting himself in chest in grandparents' home
A two-year-old boy has died after he accidentally shot himself in his grandparents’ home in the US.
Benjamin Smith was pronounced dead Monday at the hospital shortly after suffering a single gunshot wound to the chest, police claim.
Emergency medical personnel responded to the shooting around 11 am. at the home in Milford Township, Bucks County, north of Philadelphia.
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, including whether anyone was home at the time, how the child got the weapon and who owned the weapon.
Authorities say the shooting appears accidental.
