INDIANAPOLIS — A 6-year-old boy died after a reported accidental shooting at an apartment on Indianapolis' east side Sunday afternoon, police said.
Officers responded around 1 p.m. to the 10000 block of John Jay Drive, near East 30th Street and North Mitthoefer Road.
IMPD arrived and found a child in an apartment with an apparent gunshot wound. Police said the child was taken in critical condition to Riley Hospital for Children, where they were pronounced dead.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 6-year-old Billy Ray Mack II.
Police said the shooting was preliminarily reported as accidental and self-inflicted. Police recovered a gun from inside the apartment.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Daniel Henson at the IMPD Child Abuse Office at 317-327-0333 or by email at Daniel.Henson@Indy.gov.
Tips can also be made anonymously to Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.