By Associated Press - Monday, September 9, 2019

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Authorities say a man who shot his uncle in the stomach reported that he was cleaning his gun when it went off.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting was reported around 2 a.m. Sunday. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. No other information was immediately released, including the victim’s name.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

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