PHOENIX — A toddler is in the hospital fighting for their life after a shooting that police say was accidental and self-inflicted.
Phoenix police told 12News that officers were called to a shooting at a home just northwest of Seventh and Southern Avenues at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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When officers got to the scene, they found multiple people outside of the home.
"During the chaotic scene, officers located a toddler with a gunshot wound," Phoenix police said. "The child was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening injury."
Police said their initial investigation showed that the shooting happened accidentally and that the shooting was self-inflicted.
Police added that the child is expected to survive and one person has been detained.
Detectives are at the home investigating the shooting and the child is being treated at a nearby hospital.
No one involved in this shooting has been identified.
This is a developing story and more details will be added as they are made available.
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