3-year-old Texas boy dies after accidentally shooting himself at relative’s home
A 3-year-old Texas boy died Friday night at a Fort Worth hospital after accidentally shooting himself while playing with a gun.
Keegan A. Lee Vasquez of Baird was pronounced dead at 11:39 p.m. Friday at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website on Monday.
He died from a gunshot wound to his head, and a ruling on his death is pending.
The shooting occurred Friday at the home of Keegan’s great-grandmother in Clyde. Clyde is about 135 miles west of Fort Worth.
Callahan County Sheriff Terry Joy told KTXS-TV that the boy had found a .25-caliber pistol on a table in his great-grandmother’s bedroom.
Joy said the boy picked up the weapon and was playing with it when it went off.
No other injuries were reported.
The sheriff told KTXS-TV he did not believe charges should be filed.
A GoFundMe account has been established to help Keegan’s family with “medical bills, funeral and time off of work to grieve their beautiful son.”
This story was originally published February 3, 2020 at 9:55 AM.
