A 15-year-old boy was killed after accidentally shooting himself the night before a planned hunting trip over the weekend, according to Jonesboro police.
In a report, police said they were initially called to a report of a shooting about 9:50 p.m. Saturday at 710 N. Caraway Road in Jonesboro.
At the scene, responding officers found two "extremely upset" men outside the residence: the father of the boy and an unidentified man. The two men told police that the victim was in the house's back bedroom.
Authorities said the unidentified victim, who had a gunshot wound to the right side of his head, was found on a bed unresponsive and still breathing. A black handgun was located in the boy's right hand, police said, adding that his finger was on the trigger.
A friend of the boy staying at the house went outside the residence to to notify the victim's father that his son had shot himself after the friend looked away at his phone, heard a gunshot and looked up to see the boy shot, according to the report.
The victim's friend, whose identity has also not been released, told police that he and the boy had planned to go deer hunting Sunday morning.
According to police, the victim was transported to St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, where he was later pronounced dead.
Additional firearms and ammunition were also were found in the bedroom, authorities said.
Jonesboro police spokesman Paul Holmes said no charges are anticipated in the accidental shooting death.
The 15-year-old boy's death was the fourth this month involving the fatal accidental shooting of a child in Arkansas.
Earlier this month, a 2-year-old boy shot himself in Benton, a 12-year-old boy shot his 16-year-old brother in Sevier County and a 6-year-old boy was shot in Little Rock, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.