A 3-year-old boy in Columbus, Ohio, fatally shot himself after finding an unsecured gun inside his home on Monday, police said.

The Columbus Division of Police said 3-year-old Cartier Smith died Monday morning after unintentionally shooting himself inside an apartment complex on the city's Southeast Side, and his mother has been charged, according to CBS affiliate WBNS .

Police reportedly were called to the apartment just before 9 a.m. for reports of a juvenile who had shot themselves. The boy was taken to a local hospital in critical condition but later died, the TV station reported.

Authorities reportedly said their initial investigation determined that the victim's mother, 29-year-old Carley Dials, and a man were sleeping in the upstairs bedroom. WBNS reported, citing police, that

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