A 16-year-old girl died Friday afternoon after an accidental shooting at a home in McLoud, police officials said.Kaylen Thomas was shot in the head at a home on East Heritage Park, which is down the street from McLoud High School, according to police. The teenager was taken to OU Medical Center, where she died.Officers were at the home all afternoon investigating the shooting.Larry Gonzalas, who lives down the street from where the shooting happened, said he was sitting on his front porch when he heard gunshots. Gonzalas said he called police and went to the house to help stop the bleeding."I was there to help but, at the same time, I felt helpless because I really didn't know what more to do," Gonzalas said. "I'm not a paramedic, a doctor. I didn't know the proper procedures."Cushing Public Schools initially said its high school football game Friday in McLoud would be canceled, but officials rescheduled it to 1 p.m. Saturday at O'Dell Field in Cushing.Police have not said how the shooting happened.

A 16-year-old girl died Friday afternoon after an accidental shooting at a home in McLoud, police officials said.

Kaylen Thomas was shot in the head at a home on East Heritage Park, which is down the street from McLoud High School, according to police. The teenager was taken to OU Medical Center, where she died.

Officers were at the home all afternoon investigating the shooting.

Larry Gonzalas, who lives down the street from where the shooting happened, said he was sitting on his front porch when he heard gunshots. Gonzalas said he called police and went to the house to help stop the bleeding.

"I was there to help but, at the same time, I felt helpless because I really didn't know what more to do," Gonzalas said. "I'm not a paramedic, a doctor. I didn't know the proper procedures."

Cushing Public Schools initially said its high school football game Friday in McLoud would be canceled, but officials rescheduled it to 1 p.m. Saturday at O'Dell Field in Cushing.

Police have not said how the shooting happened.

