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Two-year-old boy dies after shooting self in face in Texas home

A Texas toddler died after shooting himself with a 9 mm handgun he found in his home, prompting Child Protective Services to take custody of two other children living there.

According to The Huffington Post, Trenton Mathis, a 2-year-old Cherokee County boy in east Texas, was pronounced dead at a Tyler hospital after he shot himself in the face, KLTV reports.

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