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TIMELINE: Children accidentally shooting themselves with guns in their homes

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
TIMELINE: Houston-area children that accidentally shot themselves

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In 2018, four Houston-area children have accidentally shot themselves after finding a gun in their home.

4-year-old dies after accidentally shooting himself, Deborah Wrigley reports.

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