8-year-old Boy Accidentally Shots Himself in NJ

August 29 2021 Newark, New Jersey – an 8-year-old boy has killed himself in what is possibly an accident, police says.

Abc7 Eyewitness news report says that the child was possibly playing with a gun inside his family apartment on Schuyler Ave when it went off. Incident occured on Sunday night around 10:30 p.m.

Police are currently investigating the death and information is preliminary.

Child was pronounced dead and his identity has not been released.

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