A 4-year-old boy has died in an apparent shooting at a mobile home in Elgin.Fayette County sheriff's deputies responded to two calls Friday afternoon to a home on Main Street on reports that a child had been shot.When deputies arrived, they found the boy inside the trailer home with a gunshot wound to the head.According to a news release, two adults and two small children were at the scene. The boy was transported to a West Union hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Authorities haven't released any additional details about the shooting, including how it happened or the boy's name.Sheriff Marty Fisher has asked the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to assist in the investigation.Elgin is a town of about 680 people that's about 170 miles northeast of Des Moines.Check back with KCCI-TV, kcci.com or our mobile apps for updates to this story.

A 4-year-old boy has died in an apparent shooting at a mobile home in Elgin.



Fayette County sheriff's deputies responded to two calls Friday afternoon to a home on Main Street on reports that a child had been shot.




When deputies arrived, they found the boy inside the trailer home with a gunshot wound to the head.



According to a news release, two adults and two small children were at the scene.

The boy was transported to a West Union hospital, where he was pronounced dead.



Authorities haven't released any additional details about the shooting, including how it happened or the boy's name.

Sheriff Marty Fisher has asked the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to assist in the investigation.



Elgin is a town of about 680 people that's about 170 miles northeast of Des Moines.

Check back with KCCI-TV, kcci.com or our mobile apps for updates to this story.