Indiana 2-year-old kills himself with gun from mom's purse
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Indianapolis police say a 2-year-old boy shot and killed himself after taking a gun from his mother's purse on the kitchen counter when she wasn't watching.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department say officers found the child with a single gunshot wound when they arrived at the home around 9 p.m. Wednesday. The child died at a children's hospital.
Police said in a news release Thursday that the mother is cooperating with detectives who questioned her before she was released.
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Police say the mother and child were the only people at home when the shooting happened.
Police have not released the identities of the mother and child.