JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A teen who accidentally shot himself in the head last Friday night will be laid to rest Friday.
Zachary Dean Willis, 16, died at Orange Park Medical Center. Friends and family say he was trying to demonstrate something with the gun when it fired.
He was a Jacksonville native who attended Forrest High School.
The funeral will be held Friday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. at Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Orange Park. A viewing was Thursday, Sept. 20.
In lieu of flowers, family members are asking for donations to the funeral home or at a local Vystar Credit Union in Zachary's name.
