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Boy accidentally shot himself, after a loaded handgun found in a box containing a toy

A seven-year-old boy accidentally shot himself and fatally injured in his suburban Minneapolis home after a loaded handgun was intercepted in a box containing a toy.

Police was called to a townhome apartment complex in Plymouth around 3 pm (local time) yesterday on a report of a child bleeding from the head.

When officers arrived they discovered Keyaris Samuels with a gunshot wound. Police said on Friday that the boy and three other children were without adult supervision when the gun was found in a box containing a hoverboard. The other children were outside when Keyaris accidentally shot himself.

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The boy’s mother came home shortly afterwards. Plymouth Police Chief Michael Goldstein says the boy’s mother told police she doesn’t know the source of the gun. Police are investigating and want to hold the gun owner responsible.

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