August 28, 2008 Gunfire wounds child in Jewett City, CT Play video

(NECN: Jewett City, Conn.) - *Update* The child has died of his injuries* Connecticut State Police are investigating the shooting of a young child. Police say a gun accidentally went off this morning in a home on Green Avenue in Jewett City.

The two-year-old boy was taken to Backus Hospital in Norwich, where he is listed in extremely serious condition.

State Police are trying to figure out exactly what happened.