A young Missouri boy shot and killed himself after getting his hands on a loaded, unsecured gun .
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department was initially called Tuesday night for a “sound of shots,” but the call was upgraded to a shooting, KMBC reported.
By the time they arrived, a family member had already taken the victim, who was under the age of 5, to a hospital.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police said they detained someone at the scene for the investigation, but no charges have been filed. No further details were available.
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