SAN ANTONIO — A 4-year-old Texas boy has died after an accidental shooting at a Memorial Day barbecue in San Antonio, authorities said.
According to KABB and KSAT, the incident occurred Monday as the child and a 10-year-old boy were playing inside an Avant Avenue home. The children discovered a gun in a bedroom and began playing with the weapon, which discharged, striking the 4-year-old in the stomach, San Antonio police said. The boy later died at a nearby hospital.
The investigation is ongoing, KSAT reported.