Investigators say adults were in the home at the time of the shooting

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>> ANGEL HEARD THE SIRENS OUTSIDE HER APARTMENT. >> THERE WERE A FEW CUP CARS HERE. WHEN GLADSTONE POLICE SAY A LITTLE BOY GOT A HOLD OF A HANDGUN. SADLY, THE YOUNG BOY DID NOT SURVIVE. CLICK HE GOES OVER THERE IN THE MUD PUDDLES AND IT WAS RAINING TWO DAYS AGO AND HE WAS JUST FLASHING. >> POLICE SAY THIS TRAGEDY SERVES AS A GRIM WARNING. >> NO MATTER WHAT AGE, KITZBUHEL LOOK FOR STUFF AND MOVE FAST. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THEY CAN HAVE YOUR WEAPON. >> THEY GIVE AWAY FREE GUN LOCKS AT THE POLICE STATION. IT’S A KEY LOCK. YOU SECURE THE KEY ON YOUR PERSON OR HIDE IT SOMEWHERE WERE A CHILD CANNOT FIND IT. >> AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, SHE HAS THIS MORNING. >> I CANNOT IMAGINE BEING

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Police in Gladstone are investigating after a 2-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday evening.Authorities said police officers were called at 5:54 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 100 block of 59th Terrace.Neighbor Angel Spero said she heard the sirens outside her apartment."I had my windows open and I heard them for sure," she said. "Come outside, there were a few cop cars here, more kept coming."When officers and paramedics arrived, they found the toddler suffering from a gunshot wound. Police said efforts to revive the boy were unsuccessful."Then, when I saw when the man was so upset, I was, like, 'Oh, no. It's that little boy,'" Spero said.Authorities are investigating how the shooting happened, but believe the boy found an unsecured handgun and accidentally shot himself.Spero said she often saw the boy playing outside."He goes over there in the mud puddles. It was raining, like, two days ago, and he was just splashing. Oh, my gosh, he was having the time of his life," she said.Investigators said there were adults in the home at the time of the shooting."Kids are curious. At no matter what age, they will climb, they will dig around, they will look for stuff. They can move fast and before you know it, they can have your weapon," said Gladstone police Capt. Rob Hays.Free gun locks are given out at the police station."It's a key lock so you can take the key and secure the key on your person or hide it somewhere where a child cannot find it," Hays said.Spero said the grieving family is at the top of her mind."I can't even imagine putting myself where you are right now, and I will pray for you every day to have the strength to keep going," she said.The case will be turned over the Clay County Prosecutor's Office once police complete the investigation.