Charges Filed In Unintentional Shooting Of Akron Two-Year-Old

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Charges are being filed against a 17-year-old in connection with the unintentional shooting of an Akron two-year-old boy.

The incident happened Wednesday afternoon at a location on Hyde Park Avenue.

The young victim remains hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after having been wounded in the abdomen.

The teenager was detained at the scene of the shooting and later arrested on charges including reckless assault and negligent assault.


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