Child, 10, is shot in foot while handling firearm: police

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A 10-year-old boy was shot in the foot Thursday night inside a home in Englewood on the South Side.

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About 5:30 p.m., the boy was handling a firearm in a home in the 6800 block of South Morgan Street when the weapon was discharged, Chicago police said.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

Detectives are investigating the incident.

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