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3-Year-Old Fatally Shoots Self With Dad’s Gun At Polk County Burger King
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 22, 9:25 PM EDT
updated Oct 22, 10:37 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WKMG (News 6 CBS), WESH 2 (NBC) and WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A 3-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself inside a vehicle at a Burger King in Polk County, WOFL and WESH 2 reported. WKMG noted that the 3-year-old used his father's gun.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 22, 11:26 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Boy, 3, dies after accidental shooting inside vehicle in Polk County, deputies say · WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando)
- 3-year-old dies after accidentally shooting himself in Polk County, sheriff says · WESH 2 (NBC)
- 3-year-old fatally shoots self with dad’s gun at Polk County Burger King · WKMG (News 6 CBS)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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