Aiken County 2-year-old dies after accidentally shooting himself

A 2-year-old in Graniteville accidentally fired a gun and shot himself Saturday night.
A 2-year-old in Graniteville accidentally fired a gun and shot himself Saturday night.(WRDW)
Published: Jul. 26, 2020 at 12:13 PM EDT|Updated: Jul. 26, 2020 at 3:11 PM EDT
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GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says a 2-year-old boy in Aiken County accidentally fired a gun and shot himself Saturday night around 8:30 p.m.

It happened on Gentle Bend Court in the Sage Creek neighborhood in Graniteville.

The Aiken County Coroner confirms Jamarious Rogers died at Augusta University Medical Center just a few hours later, at 11:32 p.m.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says the boy shot himself in the upper body.

The sheriff’s agency is investigating.

Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

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