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8-year-old girl killed in accidental shooting in Hilltop area

A police report states officers found the girl in an upstairs bedroom unresponsive with a gun shot wound.

An 8-year-old girl is dead after an accidental shooting in the Hilltop area Thursday night.

According to a Columbus police report, officers responded a home in the 400 block of South Eureka Avenue around 7:30 p.m. on a report of a possible shooting.

The report states officers found the girl in an upstairs bedroom unresponsive with a gun shot wound.

She was pronounced dead at 7:34 p.m.

Columbus police are currently investigating what may have led to the shooting. 

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