2-year-old dies after shooting himself in face; at least 4 other kids accidentally killed in Chicago this year

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2-year-old dies after shooting himself in face; at least 4 other kids accidentally killed in Chicago this year
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/2-year-old-dies-after-shooting-himself-in-face-at-least-4-other-kids-accidentally-shot-in-chicago-this-year.html

A 2-year-old boy has died after Chicago police say he accidentally shot himself in the face with a firearm on Monday afternoon. The tragedy marks at least the fifth time this year that a child in the city has either shot themselves or been unintentionally shot and killed by another child.

Monday’s shooting happened around 1 p.m. in the 300 block of East 87th Street in Chatham. Without providing many details, CPD said a 2-year-old boy who sustained an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face and later died. Police detained a “person of interest” at the scene.

In at least four other cases this year, prosecutors have charged adults whose firearms were allegedly used in the accidental, fatal shootings of children.

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An accident, but an entirely avoidable accident.