A 5-year-old boy from Santaquin, Utah, dies from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound

SANTAQUIN, Utah — A 5-year-old Utah boy died when he accidentally shot himself with a handgun in a small town south of Salt Lake City on Thursday, police said.

Santaquin Police Department Lt. Mike Wall told KSL-TV that the boy found a 9mm handgun in the back bedroom of his home and fired a single shot. The boy’s parents and siblings were inside the home when the shooting occurred, but were not in the bedroom with him.

They attempted to revive him until emergency services arrived, but he died at the scene. Authorities do not suspect foul play and investigators are trying to determine how the boy got hold of the gun.

No other information was released and a police department spokesman did not immediately respond to a telephone message left by The Associated Press late Thursday.

Santaquin is about 60 miles (96 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.