SANTAQUIN, Utah — A small town south of Salt Lake City is mourning the death of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with a handgun he found in his parents' bedroom.

The boy found a 9-millimeter handgun in the back room of his house on Thursday afternoon and fired a single shot to the head, said Lt. Mike Wall of the Santaquin Police Department.

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