STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Canton Police are investigating the shooting of a 16-year-old girl inside a home earlier this week.

According to Canton Police, the shooting happened on Tuesday, June 3 in the 2100 block of 7th St. NE.

A person at the home called 911 after the shooting.

When officers arrived, they said they found the teenager laying on the floor upstairs with a gunshot wound to the head.

She was transported to a nearby hospital. Her name and condition have not been released.

Police said it is under investigation if the victim was shot by someone or if it was self-inflicted.

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