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North Carolina Shooting Victim Was Hit Accidentally when Partygoer Returned Fire, Officials Say
DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JUN 24 – The boy found and fired an unsecured gun inside his home, police said, with emergency responders unable to save him after the accidental shooting.
- On the evening of June 24, 2025, a 4-year-old boy died in Durham after accidentally discharging an unsecured firearm near the intersection of Holloway Street and North Briggs Avenue.
- The shooting occurred after the boy found an unsecured gun inside the home, according to a preliminary police investigation.
- Police arrived after reports around 9 p.m., found the boy with a gunshot wound, and EMS transported him to a local hospital where he later died.
- Rhonda Rappoccio, working nearby, said the family had recently moved to the area and she saw the boy and his mother in the street while holding the child's sister as they waited for EMS.
- Police stated that their investigation continues and have not disclosed the name of the child, indicating the case is still being actively examined.
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