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Massapequa boy dies after shooting himself with dad's gun

A 10-year-old Massapequa boy who accidentally shot himself with his father's gun died Tuesday. Police say Tyler Dunne somehow got his hands on his father's .38-caliber handgun Sunday night. According

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