ST. CLOUD, Minn. — 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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