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Two toddlers shot in South Carolina: police

Two toddlers have been shot in Columbia, South Carolina.

The shooting occurred Thursday at a townhouse apartment complex, WACH Fox57 reports.

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The two sisters suffered injuries to the upper body, The State reports.

In a series of tweets WLTX referred to the shooting as accidental and said “one of the little girls is in critical condition, the other had non life-threatening injuries.”

The girls’ father’s hand was also reportedly grazed with a bullet.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is on the scene and expected to provide more information Thursday evening.

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