A 6-year-old boy is dead after accidentally shooting himself with a relative's handgun, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed.

At 4:09 p.m., on Nov. 27, officers were called to a home in the 5200 block of Corgan Way on the city's southwest side. Officers found the boy shot, and he was taken to an area hospital in critical condition but later died.

"Your heart just sinks. We just have to do better. We cannot allow our little ones, who were the voice for, who are just innocent and don't know any better, to get a hold of a weapon like this," Officer Tommy Thompson said. "It's just sad. Far too young. For this child's life that's been taken, I hope we can take something from it."

Thompson said the boy's parents were on their way to the city and other family members we

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