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Maine Child Dies From Accidental Self-Inflicted Shooting, Police Say

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A Maine child is dead after an accidental shooting, according to police.

The child, whose age and gender were not revealed, suffered what Maine State Police believe to be an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home in Temple.

Other family members were home at the time of the shooting, police say.

An autopsy is set to be conducted Friday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta.

No further information was immediately available.

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