Three-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots and Kills Himself In Antioch

The Antioch Police Department is looking for answers over how a three-year-old boy came into possession of a gun at his grandparents’ house, after the youngster shot himself in the face Tuesday night, and died shortly thereafter at a hospital.

An unthinkable tragedy in Antioch Tuesday night, as KPIX reports that a three-year-old boy somehow got his hands on a loaded gun, and shot himself in the face and died. The accident happened around 6 pm Tuesday, near the intersection of Clearbrook Road and Lone Tree Way. The child was rushed to the hospital, but died shortly after arriving.

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