 <p>An 8-year-old boy has died after a gun was accidentally discharged inside a Garfield Park home early Tuesday morning. </p><p>About 4:25 a.m., the 8-year-old was inside a home with another boy in the 3100 block of West Flournoy Street when they located a firearm, according to Chicago police. </p><p>The weapon was discharged once and the 8-year-old was struck in the chest, according to police.</p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced, police said.</p><p>There were no other injuries reported and a weapon was recovered from the scene. </p><p>Area Four detectives are investigating.<br></p> 

The 8-year-old was inside a home with another boy in the 3100 block of West Flournoy Street when they located a firearm, according to Chicago police.{ai:summary}<p>An 8-year-old boy dies after a gun accidentally goes off in a Chicago home. Police are investigating. #crime</p>

Boy, 8, dead after accidental shooting in Garfield Park

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