KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A 6-year-old Tennessee boy has died from a gunshot wound, police said.
Knoxville officers responded to Sunday evening to a residence and found the boy wounded, news outlets reported, citing a statement from police. He was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, but died shortly after arriving, the statement said.
The shooting remains under investigation, but police said in a statement that they believe “the shooting was accidental and self-inflicted.”
No further information was immediately released.