UPDATE: The child has died from his/her injuries and the body has been sent for an autopsy.

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A child was injured in a shooting incident at a home near 38th Avenue and 44th Street in Meridian around 4 p.m. Thursday, according to Meridian Police Chief Malachi Sanders.

“We’re in the preliminary stages of an investigation involving a child being shot inside the home,” Sanders said during a brief update at the scene. “It’s still under investigation whether it was accidental or not.”

The age of the child is believed to be around 2 years old. No update on the child’s condition was immediately available. “I don’t know, we’re going to the hospital as soon as we leave the scene,” Sanders said.

Sanders explained that in

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