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Boy, 7, accidentally shoots self after finding stolen gun in Penn Hills home

A 7-year-old is at Children’s Hospital of UPMC on Thursday night after a bullet was fired through the top of his leg into his foot.

PENN HILLS, Pa. — The teenager who police say brought the gun into the Penn Hills house where it happened is in juvenile jail.

Police told Channel 11 they were called to the house on Harvard Drive at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday after a second-grader home sick from school was shot in the foot.

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After investigating, they say the child got a hold of a stolen gun brought into the home by the teenager. Police say the 7-year-old found the loaded gun tucked inside the teen's backpack, which was in the basement.

Police say the boy shot himself in the foot and his injuries are not life-threatening. They told Channel 11 there were three adults in the home when the child was shot, including the boy's grandmother.

Police say the adults said they were sleeping and did not see and did not know there were two stolen guns in the teen’s backpack.