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TPD: Tulsa teen killed in accidental shooting

Tulsa police
Posted at 1:07 PM, Dec 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-30 14:07:07-05

TULSA — Tulsa police say a young Tulsa teenager is dead after he found a gun and accidentally shot himself.

Police say on Sunday evening, police responded to Savanna Landing Apartments near 1000 East 60th Street to reports of a shooting.

When police arrived, they found a deceased boy with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police say, after investigating, they found a 13-year-old boy had found a gun and brought it to his friend's house.

The teenager took the magazine out but there was still a round in the chamber, police say.

Police say the teen placed the gun to his head and accidentally shot and killed himself.

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