LANCASTER — A child has died days after being shot in an Ohio home last week.
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Lancaster Police received a 911 call on October 6 around 5:30 p.m. that a child was shot, according to our news partner, WBNS TV, in Columbus.
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When officers arrived, they found two children; one was not injured.
A gun was also discovered, according to Lancaster Police.
A medical helicopter transported the boy to a Columbus hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Lt. Chuck Sims from the Lancaster Police Department told WBNS on Sunday that the boy later died.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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