6-year-old injured in accidental shooting in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies are investigating after a  6-year-old girl was injured in an accidental shooting Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Orange County Sheriffs’ office, just after 4:30 p.m. they got a call for a reported shooting in the 800 block of N Hastings St.

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Investigators say that when deputies arrived on scene they found the child with a gunshot wound.

The girl was taken to hospital where she is listed in stable condition.

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Deputies have not said exactly how the child was shot, only that it was accidental.

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So far no charges have been filed and the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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