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Woman injured after child fires gun inside Wendell home

The woman was taken to the hospital after being shot on Privette Road near Wendell

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WENDELL, N.C. — A woman was taken to the hospital Sunday after being shot in her own home.

According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the call Sunday morning at a home on Privette Road.

Deputies said a child in the home discharged a firearm through a wall in the home, resulting in the woman being shot.

The shooting appears to be accidental, according to the Wake County Sheriff's Office.

The investigation is ongoing.

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