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12-year-old flown to hospital after accidental shooting in Holmes County

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East Holmes Fire and EMS responded to an accidental shooting of a 12-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon.

The shooting happened around 4:45 p.m. in the 3700 block of Township Road in Millersburg.

When officials arrived, they learned a 12-year-old boy had a single gunshot wound to the chest.

He was flown to Akron Children's Hospital in unknown condition.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown.