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Police: 3-Year-Old Boy Shot to Death in Chicago Suburb

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed in suburban Chicago.

Police and fire officials responded to a home around 3 a.m. Thursday in Waukegan and found the boy had been shot in the head. He was taken to a hospital, where police say he was pronounced dead.

Additional details, including the child's name and the circumstances of the shooting, haven't been released. Police are investigating.

 

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