UPDATE: Police identify 4-year-old accidentally shot, killed in parking lot, DeKalb police say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A four-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself in a car in a parking lot Sunday night, DeKalb police said.

The victim was inside a car in the Publix parking lot on Panola Road with an infant and a 13-year-old relative around 5 p.m. His mother was inside the store when the child, identified as Miyell Hernandez, accidentally shot himself with a gun that was inside the car. The 13-year-old immediately ran inside the business for help. The child was taken to the hospital, where he died.

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No one else was injured, and no one has been charged.

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“Our hearts and thoughts go out to the Hernandez family,” DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos said. “We’re imploring gun owners to always keep their guns safe and secure.”

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