NEW SHARON, Maine (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself with a handgun while video chatting with a friend, police said.
The boy, from New Sharon, was a student at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, police said.
A friend noticed something was wrong during their video chat on Monday and went with a parent to the boy’s home and found him dead, the Sun Journal reported.
An investigation revealed the gun was owned by a family member. There are no charges stemming from the investigation of the boy’s death, which appeared to be a horrific accident, police said.
