WHARTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 3-year-old boy has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound from a firearm he reportedly got ahold of in a nightstand, the Wharton Police Department said.
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On Friday at about 5:21 p.m., officers were called to the Wharton Oak Bend Emergency Room in reference to a child with a gunshot wound to the stomach.
According to police, the boy's mother said that the child gained access to the gun after going inside her nightstand and accidentally shot himself.
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Doctors and nurses performed life-saving measures, along with Wharton EMS, but the child was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m.
The names of the family will not be released out of respect, the police said.
This case is being investigated by Wharton's Police Department Criminal Investigation Division.