Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – Moorhead Police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating the shooting death of a six-year-old boy.

On Sunday evening, several unsupervised children located a handgun inside an apartment in 400 block of Sunrise Circle. A boy in that group received a gunshot wound from the handgun. The immediate family has been notified, and the remaining juveniles who were present are safe. The gun was recovered inside the apartment.

Police say when the investigation is completed, reports will be sent to the Clay County Attorney’s Office to consider possible criminal charges.