Lakeland police said the boy found a gun in a car outside his residence on West Crawford Street on Sunday. He died at the hospital on Tuesday.

A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition after police say he found a gun and accidentally shot himself in the head on Sunday afternoon.

A 6-year-old Lakeland boy who accidentally shot himself in the head over the weekend died from his injuries Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

A 6-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head on Sunday has died, according to the Lakeland Police Department. It happened just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 5 outside of a house on West Crawford Street.