Acccident: Police Investigating After 5YO Shot And Killed

[Sugar Cookie]

The Killeen Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a five-year-old. The young boy had been shot in the head, according to police.

Officers with the Killeen Police Department were dispatched Alan Kent Drive around 11:22 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21. When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive five-year-old.

The child had a gunshot wound to the head.

EMS arrived shortly after the initial officers and all first responders attempted life-saving measures on the child, according to police.

The child was pronounced dead at 12:03 p.m.

An autopsy has been ordered for an official cause of death.

The Killeen Police Department Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation into this incident.

Police investigating after 5-year-old shot and killed

The child had a gunshot wound to the head.

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[Sejanus]

Not much on this.
Careless gun storage perhaps.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Update from the original link. No mention of charges to the gun owner.

Through a preliminary investigation, detectives with KPD determined that the child obtained a loaded firearm in the home and caused his own death accidentally.