August 28, 2008 Child wounded by gunshot in Jewett City

JEWETT CITY, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut state police say a young child has been wounded after a gun accidentally went off in a home in Jewett City.

The child has been taken to Backus Hospital in Norwich.

State police say they have secured the scene and are trying to determine what happened.

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