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3-year-old boy killed after shooting in Ohio home

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy died after a shooting inside an Ohio home on Monday, according to WOIO-19 TV and WKBN-27.

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The shooting happened in the 2000 block of Pointview Avenue in Youngstown around 5 p.m.

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The boy later died at a hospital, both stations reported.

Youngstown Police Department Lieutenant Mohammad Awad told WKBN-27 that there is a lack of cooperation from the people who might have been inside the home at the time of the shooting.

The shooting remains under investigation.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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