Fort Worth Boy Survives After Accidentally Shooting Himself

Cook Children's Hospital
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A boy is in the hospital after accidentally shooting himself in Fort Worth last night.

Just before 9:00 p.m. a woman called 911 saying her nephew had shot himself.

When police and paramedics arrived at the home on East Allen near Highway 287 and Rosedale, they found the boy bleeding.

He was taken to Cook Children's with what is described as a minor wound.

Police are investigating to figure out how the boy got his hands on the firearm.