HUEYTOWN, Ala. (AP) -- A 2-year-old Alabama boy who found a relative's handgun died after shooting himself, authorities said.
Tyler Small was inside his home in suburban Birmingham when the gun went off around lunchtime Tuesday, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office said. The shooting was believed to be an accident, but an examination will be conducted to determine the manner of death.
Hueytown firefighters tried to save the child, but he was pronounced dead at Children's of Alabama hospital.
Authorities didn't release details on who owned the weapon or how the child got hold of it. Hueytown police were investigating, the coroner's office said.