Police: Boy, 2, dies after accidentally shooting self in chest

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — State police say a 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself to death in a Pennsylvania home.

Authorities say the boy was pronounced dead Monday shortly after suffering a single gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency medical personnel responded to the shooting around 11 a.m. at the home, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia in Milford Township, Bucks County.

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.

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