AKRON, Ohio — A 4-year-old boy in Akron has died several days after accidentally shooting himself, according to Akron Police and the Summit County Medical Examiner.
Police arrived at a home in the 1000 block of Edmeyer Court around 12:30 p.m. Saturday for a shooting.
Officers determined that Isaiah Pope shot himself after a preliminary investigation.
He was transported to Akron Children's Hospital, where he died on Tuesday.
Police said the gun belonged to a relative of the boy.
He was not home at the time of the incident, but other adults— including the boy's mother— and other kids were at the home when the shooting happened.
No charges have been filed at this time.
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