Boy, 5, dies from gunshot at grandmother’s home

A 5-year-old was shot and killed Friday at his grandmother’s home, police said.

“We cannot yet tell you if this was a homicide or tragic accident,” said police homicide Lt. Ersie Joyner. “We can just confirm that this young boy was shot at his home and died later at Children’s Hospital.”

The boy lived with his grandfather, Bobby Butler, in Prattville, Ala., but had been visiting his grandmother, Loretta Collier Butler, in Oakland.

The grandmother said the child was playing with a gun he found in the house when he accidentally shot himself.