After a loaded firearm was left unattended in a car, a boy from Utah has died after accidentally shooting himself.
An eight-year-old boy from Utah has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded firearm left unattended in a car, according to local police.The incident occurred Monday evening in Lehi, a city situated approximately 30 miles south of Salt Lake City.According to the Lehi City Police Department, the boy was left alone in the vehicle while his mother briefly stepped into a convenience store around 7:40 p.m. local time.
Witness Doug Shields, who was refueling his vehicle nearby, told KSL-TV of the moment when he heard a gunshot and rushed to the scene, where he said he overheard the mother saying that her son had found the gun under the seat.'And then she goes, 'He shot himself, he shot himself, he shot himself,'' Shields said. 'And I first thought suicide, and she goes, 'He found the gun under my seat and pulled the trigger.' It apparently was an accident. It was a total accident.
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