WICHITA, Kan. — Police in Wichita say a teenager who accidentally shot himself while handling a gun has died of his injuries.
Television station KAKE reports that 14-year-old Forever Latham was shot Saturday in his Wichita home. Police called to the home found the child with a gunshot wound to his body. He was rushed to a Wichita hospital, but later died from his injuries. Police say an investigation showed the teen was handling a gun inside a bedroom of the home when it accidentally fired and hit him.
Police say several other family members where home at the time of the shooting. No one else was injured.