5-year-old boy fatally shot at apartment in Kenwood, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A young boy died after he was shot Sunday at an apartment on the city's South Side, police said.

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While Chicago police have not confirmed the circumstances of the shooting, a local pastor who has been in close contact with his family said it appears to have been accidental.

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The shooting happened around 1:17 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue in Kenwood, Chicago police said.

The victim, a 5-year-old boy, was inside an apartment at the location when he was shot in the head, police said.

The boy was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.

"The child got a hold of a gun and shot himself," Pastor Donovan Price said. "The sister called 911 and was driving the child to the hospital from what I understand."

Pastor Price spent a few hours at the hospital Sunday afternoon praying with the family.

"It's a combination of grief and trying to process and facing reality. Trying to really figure out what happened," Price said.

The exact circumstances of the shooting were not immediately known. Investigators were still at the building late Sunday afternoon, where they said a weapon was recovered.

"When a child is in the house, you know, you have to do everything," Price said. "It's like child proofing a house with the, you know, the electrical system in the house. You have to go the extra mile."

The boy's family remained at the hospital well into the evening Sunday as relatives came in to say their goodbyes.

Police said no one has been arrested as a result of the shooting. It is not clear whether anyone will face charges for what happened.

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