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3-Year-Old Recovering After Being Shot By Older Brother

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  A 3-year-old boy is in good condition after he was shot in the leg by his 9-year-old brother.

  It happened Wednesday morning in Afton in Ottawa County.

  Detectives say the 9-year-old opened the family's gun safe by using a key he found in his parents bedroom.

  The boy said the gun accidentally discharged when he was holding it, striking his younger brother.

  The boys mother said she was asleep on the sofa when her older son told her the younger boy had been shot.

  The district attorney will determine if any legal action should be taken.

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