An 8-year-old Boy Shot Himself Dead When His Mother Left Him In A Supermarket In Utah USA

Illustration of firearms (senpi) with bullets. (Bytmonas-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - An 8-year-old boy died playing with a firearm in the car after his mother left him in a supermarket in Utah, United States (US).

Lehi City Police Department spokesman Jeanteil Livingston said the boy accidentally shot himself with a gun filled with bullets left in the car.

Citing CBN News, Wednesday, September 4, this incident occurred at 7.40 pm on Monday 2 September. The mother parked her car around Maverick's gas station, then left her child alone.

The boy was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. For more intensive treatment, the victim was flown to a hospital in the north. However, his life could not be saved on Tuesday, September 3 morning.

The police said this incident was unintentional and was carried out without involving other people.

The mother's gun was under the chair in the car. However, investigators do not know whether the safety is active or not.

Livingston said the shooting was still under investigation. Meanwhile, no charges have been imposed on the mother regarding this incident.