 <p>A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound Tuesday night on the Far South Side. </p><p>The toddler was in a home about 8:20 p.m. in the 11800 block of South La Salle Street when he was struck in the face by a bullet, Chicago police said. He was taken in critical condition to Comer Children’s Hospital. </p><p>A woman, 32, told officers she was inside the home when she heard the gunshot and found the toddler wounded, police said. </p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>A weapon was recovered at the scene, and the woman was taken to a nearby police station. </p><p>The shooting appeared to be accidental, police said. <br></p> 

A 2-year-old boy was in a home in the 11800 block of South La Salle Street when he was struck in the face by a bullet. Police say the shooting may have been an accident.{ai:summary}<p>#crime A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after being accidentally shot in the face at a home in Chicago. A weapon was recovered and a woman has been taken into custody.</p>

Toddler shot, wounded on Far South Side

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