GASTON COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — A 4-year-old boy was found fatally shot at a residence in Gaston County, North Carolina on Tuesday, police say.

According to Gaston County Police, the child was found dead of apparent gunshot wounds at a home in Gastonia on Tuesday.

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The grim discovery was made at a mobile home at, at 107 Cindy Lane, in Gaston.

An investigation is underway to determine what happened.

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Geo quick facts: Gaston County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 206,086. The county seat is Gastonia. Dallas served as the original county seat from 1846 until 1911. Gaston County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.