A Stayton teen who died from a gunshot wound Thursday died by suicide, Oregon State Police said Friday afternoon.

Stayton Chief of Police Rich Sebens said the teen, a 16 year-old male who hasn’t been identified by name, was transported to Santiam Memorial Hospital after he was found with a gunshot wound in his head around noon Thursday. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Sebens didn’t know who owns the gun used in the shooting. Other people were inside the home at the time of the shooting, he said.

Stayton is a small city southeast of Salem.

-- Jim Ryan; jryan@oregonian.com; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015

Jayati Ramakrishnan contributed to this report.

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