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A gun accidentally went off at an East Valley home. 1 person was hospitalized.

A gun accidentally went off at a home near Ocotillo and Alma School roads in Chandler on Saturday and sent one person to the hospital.
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A Chandler Police Department SUV is pictured outside of a home where one person was injured in an accidental shooting on July 20, 2024.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — One person was sent to an East Valley hospital after an accident shooting, according to the Chandler Police Department.  

Officers were called to the home on the 900 block of West Hemlock Way at about 2:05 p.m. on Saturday. 

Two people were reported to have been hurt in an accidental shooting. One of them was taken to a nearby hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. The other person had run from the scene before police arrived.   

The person who was hospitalized was an adult.

A 12News crew at the scene reported seeing homes taped off with crime scene tape and multiple police vehicles. 

Detectives from the Family Crimes unit are investigating this shooting. 

No other information about this incident has been released. 

This is a developing story and more details will be added as they are made available. 

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