By Associated Press - Monday, November 16, 2020

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - A 5-year-old boy has died in an apparent accidental shooting in St. Cloud and a man has been arrested, police said Sunday.

Authorities said the boy was shot at a home Friday and that it appears to be an accident.

Police arrested a 35-year-old man on probable charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing a stolen firearm and negligently storing a firearm.



The man is being held in the Stearns County Jail. The investigation into the shooting continues.

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