3-Year-Old Child Fatally Shoots Himself In Anchorage Home

Officials say a 3-year-old boy shot and killed himself inside an Anchorage home.

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Police received a call just after noon on Wednesday reporting the shooting at a home in southeast Anchorage. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators concluded the child fatally shot himself with a gun he found inside the home.

No charges have been filed, but the case has been sent to the District Attorney’s Office for review. There were three adults in the home at the time of the shooting.

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