RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) - A 17-year-old old boy who a caller said had accidentally shot himself in the chest early Saturday in a city outside Cleveland has died, police said in statement posted on Facebook.
The teen, who has not been identified, was shot at an address listed to an apartment building in Ravenna and was pronounced dead at a hospital, Ravenna police said.
Police received the 911 call about the shooting around 12:45 a.m.
Officers have questioned the only witness who remained at the scene and that others may have fled before officers and paramedics arrived, police said.
A handgun was found at the scene.
Ravenna is roughly 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of downtown Cleveland.
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