A 12-year-old son of a policeman died on Thursday after he accidentally shot himself with his father's gun, which he brought to school in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Initial report from the police said the Grade 6 student, son of a policeman assigned to Camp Crame in Quezon City, managed to bring his father's Baretta service firearm to the Benito Nieto Elementary School in Barangay Muzon without his parents noticing it.
At around 5:40 AM, the student arrived at his school and went inside the comfort room to play with the gun. And while he is playing, a bullet then burst from the service firearm and hit his chin.
Authorities said that after hearing the gunshot and finding the wounded student, teachers rushed the victim to Kairos Hospital, before he was eventually transferred at Skyline Hospital for further medical intervention.
He was first declared to be in stable condition but later died at 1PM.
Local authorities said the father was at home at the time of the incident.
