The boy was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for emergency surgery, where he died.

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Officers say an 8-year-old has died after being accidentally shot in East Price Hill.Cincinnati police received the call about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. They said the child was shot at a home in the 3600 block of Lasalle Avenue.Watch this storyOfficers said that when they arrived, they found the boy lying on his back in the kitchen.“We walked into the front door and into the kitchen area and the child was laying on his back with a gunshot wound to the chest,” Sgt. Jim Perkins said. “He was conscious and alert at that time but started going in and out of consciousness.”The boy was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for emergency surgery, where he died.He was identified as Sammy Lorenzo.“I think everyone is pretty much upset, considering the circumstances, and at this point we don’t know where the adult was inside the house and that’s why we’re conducting the investigation," Perkins said.Detectives said Sammy's brother accidentally shot and killed him while the two and another brother played with a gun. An adult was in the home at the time of the shooting but not in the room.“It’s certainly a horrible thing that an 8-year-old kid is just snap, gone,” neighbor Jalen Weir said. “That is horrible. I don’t understand at all how a kid that age can be involved in the situation.”Investigators said the three brothers, who are around the same age, thought the gun was a BB gun and when the trigger was pulled, the bullet hit Sammy.Homicide detectives were at the scene but concluded that the shooting was accidental.Investigators initially faced a language barrier until the other brothers and family members helped them piece information together.“I think everyone is pretty much upset considering the circumstances and at this point we don’t know where the adult was inside the house and that’s why we’re conducting the investigation at this time,” Perkins said.One person was taken to District 3 headquarters for questioning. A handgun was recovered at the scene.Detectives said they can’t speculate on whether they will file charges on anyone, since it appeared to be an accident.