A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head on Saturday, and died, police said.

The child's parents were not home during the shooting in Fresno, California, but two adults were home, Rob Beck of Fresno Police Department said ABC 30. The Fresno Bee reports that these adults were the fiancee of the father and a friend.

When the police arrived Saturday afternoon, the toddler was still breathing, but despite "intense rescue efforts," the doctors were unable to rescue him, police said at Central Valley television stations. the gun and why the kid had it. The child was in a room when he fired with the weapon, reports ABC30.

"If you have guns at home, they must be locked out and out of reach of children," Beck told ABC30. the law requires that the weapons be provided with an approved locking device. If a child is injured or dies of a weapon that is not stored safely, the owner of the weapon could be found guilty of a crime or a crime. .

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