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Police in Columbus are investigating after a 4-year-old boy reportedly shot himself in the stomach Sunday night.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A 4-year-old boy who found a gun in a bathroom cupboard accidentally shot himself in the stomach Sunday night, reports say.

Police say the boy was taken to Nationwide Chidlren's Hospital in critical condition, but is expected to survive, nbc4i.com reports.

Police were called to the home on the 1300 block of Cole Street at about 7:45 p.m. According to 10tv.com, the boy shot himself in an upstairs bathroom.

Reports do not say who was home at the time of the shooting. The incident remains under investigation.

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