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DeKalb County boy, 10, shot in head, critically injured

A DeKalb County Police investigator leaves the apartment where a 10-year-old boy was shot in the head on Monday, June 15, 2015 in Lithonia, Ga. Police said that the shooting, which left the boy in critical condition, was reported as an accidental shooting. Two relatives, age 7 and 24 were home at the time of the shooting. (Ben Gray/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) MARIETTA DAILY OUT, GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT, LOCAL TV OUT (WXIA, WGCL, FOX 5) A DeKalb County Police investigator leaves the apartment where a 10-year-old boy was shot in the head on Monday, June 15, 2015 in Lithonia, Ga. Police said that the shooting, which left the boy in critical condition, was reported as an accidental shooting. Two relatives, age 7 and 24 were home at the time of the shooting. (Ben Gray/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) MARIETTA DAILY OUT, GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT, LOCAL TV OUT (WXIA, WGCL, FOX 5)

By Associated Press June 15, 2015 1 min read

LITHONIA, Ga. — Authorities say a 10-year-old boy has been hospitalized in a shooting in suburban Atlanta.

DeKalb County police Capt. Steven Fore says the boy was found with a gunshot wound to his head at an apartment complex in Lithonia Monday afternoon.

Fore says the boy is in critical condition at a local hospital and the shooting was reported as accidental. Fore says it’s unclear whether the child shot himself and detectives are investigating.

Fore says a 24-year-old relative of the boy was at home at the time and the gun has been recovered.