PARMA, Ohio -- The 3-year-old boy who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in Parma got the gun from an unlocked car belonging to a family member, according to police.

The boy, whose identity has not been released, shot himself in the driveway of a home in the 6600 block of Brownfield Drive, Capt. Kevin Riley said.

Parma police received a report of a gunshot in the neighborhood shortly after 3 p.m. and went to the scene to investigate. The arrived and found the boy with a single gunshot wound to his head.

Paramedics took the boy to MetroHeath where he was pronounced dead. Parma police announced his death about 5:30 p.m.

Members of the child's family were home at the time of the shooting, and are cooperating with investigators, Riley said. No criminal charges have been filed in the shooting as of Thursday evening.

Neighbors on the quiet street where brick homes and manicured lawns are plentiful were in utter despair over what happened to the boy.

Two men sitting on the front porch of a home said they were the first to call 911 after they heard a loud bang.

The men told a cleveland.com reporter that they did not want to be named in this story.

One man said he ran out of the house after he heard the initial gunshot. He said he could see an older man holding the boy and screaming, "No. No. No."

One neighbor said his girlfriend was home when the shooting occurred and heard the shot.

Neighbors and friends were seen going in and out of the home where the shooting occurred. Some were speaking in the backyard. Others closed the front door of the home as reporters looked on across the street.

Justin Madden of cleveland.com contributed to this story.

Parma police initially misidentified the boy's age.

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