An 8-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded gun left in a car while his mother was inside an Utah convenience store, police said.

The boy was alone in the car about 7:40 p.m. Monday in Lehi — a city about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City — when he shot himself in the head, Jeanteil Livingston with the Lehi City Police Department confirmed to CBS News. The incident occurred in a vehicle located in the parking lot of a Maverick gas station, police said.

The boy was taken to a local hospital in extremely critical condition. He was later airlifted to a hospital up north and died Tuesday morning, police said.

  • @[email protected]
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    3113 days ago

    I can’t imagine needing a loaded weapon because I’m not a fucking coward that’s scared of my own shadow

    • @Dkarma
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      -3813 days ago

      Well you’re in the UK so cowardice is pretty standard over there, regardless.

      • @[email protected]
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        2113 days ago

        I’m not in the UK, thanks

        But I’m still not cowardly enough to own a handgun because I’m not a quivering fucking shitebag