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| An 18-month-old boy who was shot with an airgun in his Birmingham home has died in hospital. | An 18-month-old boy who was shot with an airgun in his Birmingham home has died in hospital. |
| Rashid Ullah was shot in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath on 24 August. | Rashid Ullah was shot in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath on 24 August. |
| His five-year-old sister accidentally shot him after picking up the airgun, which her father had been using for target practice, his grandfather said. | His five-year-old sister accidentally shot him after picking up the airgun, which her father had been using for target practice, his grandfather said. |
| The boy, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, died on Monday afternoon, police said. | The boy, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, died on Monday afternoon, police said. |
| West Midlands Police have called the incident a "tragic accident". | |
| Family warning | |
| "Rashid was injured after he sustained a pellet wound in his head from an air weapon while he was in his garden," a police spokesman said. | |
| The toddler was left in a critical condition after the incident and surgeons had been waiting for the swelling to go down before they could remove the pellet. | |
| After Rahid was injured, his family released a statement which said: "We hope anyone who has an air weapon realises how dangerous these guns can be." | |
| The boy's grandfather, Bakht Rammand, said after the incident that Rashid was "an active kid", who was close to his sister. |