3-year-old boy dies after accidentially shooting himself

OREGON- A 3-year-old boy has died, after accidentally shooting himself with a handgun in his home.

According to Komo News, 3-year-old James Kenneth Lindquester fatally shot himself in his head on Friday.

The family called 911, and told police that the toddler had gotten the handgun out of a bedroom end table drawer, shooting himself by accident right before 10 p.m..

Lindquester was taken to a Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will conducted.

Investigators aren’t saying if any charges will be pressed in connection to the boys shooting, but warned parents about gun safety.

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