Detectives are investigating a possible accidental shooting that left a teen dead on Saturday in East Los Angeles, officials said.
At approximately 6:10 p.m., LA County Sheriff's Homicide detectives responded to the 3500 block of Cesar Chavez Avenue to investigate the shooting of a 14-year-old boy.
Witnesses told detectives the victim, a documented member of a local street gang, was handling a loaded handgun when he unintentionally shot himself in the head, LASD said.
The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital.
It was not clear how the victim gained possession of the handgun.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500 or anonymously at 800-222-8477.
