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Police: 2-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by mother at Wickliffe hotel

It is not known if any criminal charges will be filed.

Police in Wickliffe say a 2-year-old girl is dead after she was accidentally shot in the chest by her mother at a Euclid Ave. hotel late Friday night.

The mother, whom officials say possessed the gun legally and has a concealed carry permit, was apparently handling it when it fired just before 11 p.m., striking the girl in the chest.

Authorities stress that "all indications" are that the incident was accidental. The girl's identity has not yet been released, and it is not known if any criminal charges will be filed.

"This is truly a tragic situation," the Wickliffe Police Department said in a statement. "Please keep this beautiful young child and her family in your thoughts and prayers."

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