CHICAGO (WGN) — A group of Northwestern researchers has released a new study that looks at the link between zip codes and gun injuries.

The published study comes after a Chicago boy died after accessing an unsecured gun and firing. Dr. Anne Stey, a Northwestern Medicine trauma surgeon and an assistant professor of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is the senior author of the new study, which found that children in disadvantaged zip codes face up to 20 times higher odds of gun-related injuries.

The study also found that most hospitalizations for gun injuries among children under 18 are the result of unintentional shootings — incidents caused by mishandling or accidental discharge of a gun.

"Our study shows that where you and your family live is directly tied

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