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SPD: 2 toddlers shot, 1 dead in accidental discharge

Two people were shot late Friday afternoon on Morningside Dr. in Shreveport's Werner Park neighborhood. (Source: KTAL/KMSS Staff)

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Two toddlers were shot late Friday afternoon in Shreveport‘s Werner Park neighborhood.

Police were called to the scene just before 5 p.m. on Morningside Dr., between Fairy Ave. and Hearne Ave. More than a dozen units remained on the scene as of 6:45 p.m.

Police say one child was playing with a gun and discharged it. A 4-year-old boy was shot in the chest and died. The 3-year-old girl was transported to Oschner with a gunshot wound to her arm. Police have not yet released her condition.

Two adults were in the home at the time, according to officers.