5-year-old killed after accidental shooting

A 5-year-old boy was killed after accidentally shooting himself in his Santaquin home Thursday, police said.

Santaquin police said first responders administered life-saving measures on the boy after arriving at the home, but the boy later died at the scene.

The unidentified boy was able to get a hold of the gun in the house in the area of Santaquin Canyon Road before accidentally firing one round.

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