LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WRMT) — On Sunday morning, a three-year-old was shot and killed outside Pink Hill.
According to deputies, around 9:30 a.m., the 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with a handgun inside a home located in Pink Hill at the 5500 block of Murphy Road.
The boy was taken to UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston but died around 11 a.m. at the hospital, deputies say.
Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office is still actively investigating that situation.
WRMT will continue to provide any updates on this story as it develops.
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