A 16-year-old has died after he was unintentionally shot in the head while he and another teenager were handling a gun in a Bridgeport home over the weekend.
Officers responded to a home on Pacific Street around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday after getting a report of someone shot in the face.
At the home, police said they found a 16-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his head. He was quickly transported to an area hospital where he was admitted into the intensive care unit.
According to police, the teen died of his injuries on Monday. His identity has not been released.
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Investigators said it appears the 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old female were both handling a gun inside of a bedroom at the home when it discharged. Police are describing the shooting as a tragic and isolated incident.
Mike Song, who lost his 15-year-old son, Ethan, to a shooting in 2018, said he was devastated to hear about what happened in Bridgeport and the similarities to his own son's death.
Ethan died after suffering a gunshot wound at a home in Guilford. Police said he was with a teenage friend at the time of the shooting.
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“When I first saw that this had happened, it’s a gut-wrenching feeling, you know that a child who was here with us is now gone,” Mike Song said.
“You’ve got to think about tomorrow's Ethan, and that could be your child in someone else’s house,” Mike Song said.
After Ethan's death, Connecticut instituted "Ethan's Law," a gun safety measure that requires owners to safely store loaded or unloaded guns.
The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Holtz at (203) 581-5239. Tips can also be called in to the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at (203) 576-TIPS.
