Boy, 2, critically wounded after shooting himself with gun he found inside Joliet home, police say

A 2-year-old boy shot himself Sept. 27, 2022 in Joliet. (Sun-Times file)

A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition after shooting himself with a gun he found Tuesday afternoon inside a home in Joliet, according to police.

Officers were called to the 300 block of Comstock Street about 12:15 p.m. after the boy shot himself in the face with a gun he got hold of in a bedroom, Joliet police said.