Portage girl, 2, fatally shoots self
Police believe the child was able to gain access to a family-owned firearm.
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Police believe the child was able to gain access to a family-owned firearm.
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — A 2-year-old northwestern Indiana girl has died after accidentally shooting herself with a gun she found in her home, authorities said Thursday. Grace Rodriguez of Portage was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m.
"It was reported the male was armed with a knife and possibly a handgun," police said.
Financial difficulties, Police Chief Michael Candiano said, were at the root of the challenge to obtain the body cameras in the past.
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