Indiana 4-Year-old Dead - No One Responsible

Cash Irby II is shown in this photo released by his family. Merrillville Police say the boy took a gun from his parents' bedroom when the gun went off, striking him in  by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">the head
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A 4-year-old Merrillville boy died  by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">Saturday morning after accidentally shooting himself with a gun he found in his home, officials said Saturday. Cash Irby Jr. was pronounced dead at 8:47 a.m. at the Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus in Merrillville, a Lake County coroner's office report said. The  by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">cause of death was listed as an accidental gunshot wound to the head. Merrillville Police Cmdr. Jeff Rice said Irby took a gun from his parents' bedrooom and  by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">went to his room, where the gun discharged. The child suffered a single gunshot wound to the head, Rice said. Officers responded and found the child unresponsive. He was transported to the Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus where he was  by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro"> by Freeven pro">later pronounced dead. Kelly White-Gibson, Irby's second cousin, said she was on her way to a fundraising walk in Crown Point on Saturday morning when she received a phone call from her aunt. White-Gibson said the child climbed shelves in a closet to get the gun, which was stored in the back of a top shelf. The family kept the handgun for protection, she said.