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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
2:55 PM

4 Year Old Boy shoots himself dead after Easter Sunday service

A young boy died minutes after an Easter Sunday church service when he picked up a gun and accidentally shot himself in the chest, police have said.
Roderick Paige, who was just four-years-old, died from the gunshot wound at a relative's house in Mobile, Alabama.

His older brother was reportedly in the same room and saw his sibling pull the trigger — and then ran into the kitchen to tell everyone what had happened.
His parents rushed Roderick to USA Children and Women's Hospital in Prichard, but it was too late and he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Cops have not revealed how the child got hold of the small .22-caliber single-shot pistol. But they have launched an investigation into his death.
Family members said they were "devastated" by the incident, with his uncle Trent Campbell now calling for parents to be "more responsible leaving weapons out around children".
Keia Taylor, Campbell's girlfriend told Fox News: "He will be greatly missed by all of us."

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