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Child allegedly shoots himself while playing with loaded gun – KwaDukuza
The child was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
Tragedy struck in Melville, outside KwaDukuza this evening when a child allegedly shot himself in the head while playing with a loaded gun.
The eight-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, said paramedics.
“It is believed that he was playing with a family member’s gun and one of the rounds went off, shooting him in the head,” said IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Paul Herbst.
It is currently unclear if any arrests were made or whether the firearm was a licensed one.
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