Tallahassee Democrat

A young child is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being found in a car with a gunshot wound Saturday night.

"Preliminary information gathered at the scene is indicative of an accidental shooting," states a release from Tallahassee Police Department.

At about 9:15 p.m., TPD was called to the 2700 block of West Tharpe Street after reports of a shooting.

After arriving on scene, officers found a young child in a vehicle. The child had been injured by a gunshot wound.

The child was given immediate medical aid and transported to a local hospital with a life threatening injury, according to TPD.

Officers with the Violent Crimes Unit are investigating the case.

This is the second incident in less than a month that a small child has been injured by gunfire. On June 25, an infant was shot in the hand during a shooting in the area of Putnam Drive and Texas Street. A man was arrested earlier this week.

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Investigators are asking anyone with information about this case to please call them at (850) 891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.

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