Police: Boy accidentally shot and killed himself

SEATTLE (AP) - Police say a teenage boy has accidentally shot and killed himself in a Seattle home.

KOMO-TV reports (https://goo.gl/mPI2zG ) police were called to a house on the 6000 block of High Point Drive Southwest Wednesday evening. Police say they found a boy in his mid-to-late teens dead inside.

People in the house told investigators the boy had been handling the gun when it accidentally fired, killing him.

It’s not clear who owned the gun or where the teen got it.

Police are continuing to investigate.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, https://www.komotv.com/