Associated Press

FLINT, Mich. — Police have released the name of a 3-year-old boy who died in Flint after apparently finding a loaded gun and accidentally shooting himself.

Flint police Chief James Tolbert tells The Flint Journal that Karmelo Johnson was found dead after shooting himself in the head last Wednesday with a pistol at his great-grandparents' home.

Police say a preliminary investigation indicated that the child found the unsecured weapon and that the gunshot wound was self-inflicted.

Tolbert says the gun wasn't registered and investigators believe the adults present at the time weren't aware there was a handgun in the home. Tolbert has said his agency was seeking help from federal authorities to trace the gun and find out how it got into the home.

No arrests have been announced.

Police: Boy, 3, finds gun, kills self in Flint