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A 4-year-old boy was discovered with a gunshot wound to his head inside a Far South Side home late Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Officers responded to the residence in the 2200 block of East 99th Street in the South Deering neighborhood and discovered the wounded boy at around 4 p.m., according to Chicago police. He was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was initially listed in critical condition, police said.
One firearm was recovered on scene. Calumet Area detectives were investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, police said.