Authorities Sunday continued investigating an apparent accidental self-inflicted gunshot that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs.

Officers responded to the 13300 block of Ocotillo Road on Friday to a report of a person struck by gunfire, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. They found a boy suffering from a gunshot wound. Cal Fire paramedics also responded to the scene and attempted life-saving measures, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the police department and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office were investigating the death, but officials said they believe the gunshot was accidentally self-inflicted.

The identity of the boy was not immediately available.

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