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5-Year-Old Fatally Shot By Teen Making A Video For Social Media

MINNESOTA- A 5-year-old boy was fatally shot on Thanksgiving by a teenager who accidentally fired his gun as he was filming a video for social media with his friends, police say.

Police say they responded to a residence around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday after receiving a report of a child who had been shot, according to a statement released on Facebook Friday.

First responders attempted to save the boy, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

It was determined through an investigation that a 13-year-old boy was “handling a gun” inside the home with “several other juveniles” as they were attempting to make a video for social media, police say.

At some point, the teen fired the gun and accidentally shot the 5-year-old boy.

The teen was arrested and there is an ongoing investigation.

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