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Man killed in accidental shooting

(WOWO News)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday morning on the city’s south side.

Officers were called to a home on Robinwood Drive, a few blocks west of the intersection of East Rudisill and South Anthony, at about 11:50am.

Our Partners in News at ABC 21 report that two men had been handling a gun when it went off, hitting one of them, and police say the shooting appears to be accidental.

The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, but later died, according to FWPD spokesman Michael Joyner.

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