A 14-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed on Monday afternoon and police said on Tuesday that the wound was "possibly self-inflicted."

Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 5000 block of Hillcrest around 4:45 p.m. on Monday and spotted an unnamed 14-year-old boy.

The boy died at the scene, police said. A handgun was recovered.

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