3-year-old child injured in New Jersey shooting; woman facing charges

Thursday, August 31, 2023
TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia woman is facing charges after a 3-year-old boy was injured during a shooting in Trenton, New Jersey on Tuesday.

It happened on the 100 block of Phillips Avenue at about 11 a.m.
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According to police, 30-year-old Chante Odom is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Investigators say Odom was visiting the boy's father on Phillips Avenue, and during that visit, the boy found the gun in her purse and shot himself in the head.
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The boy suffered a graze wound and is still hospitalized.

Several adults and children were inside the home at the time, police said, but no other injuries were reported.
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