Coroner says 3-year-old shot himself in Sunman, Indiana

The fatal shooting of toddler Friday in Sunman, Indiana has been ruled accidental, the Dearborn County coroner said.Watch this storyThe coroner said Christopher Griffith, 3, shot himself in the chest at his home on the 2400 Block of Van Wedding Road."(We) did an autopsy today and he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. All indications are is that he is the one that pulled the trigger," Dearborn County coroner Steven Callahan said.Griffith was dead when they arrived at the residence, deputies said."It's about as bad as it gets, especially when it involves a child," Brian Jansen with the Dearborn County Sheriff's Office said on scene.Officials said Griffith's mother made a frantic 911 call.“They did check for any kind of previous injuries, bruising, broken bones and there's no indication of any kind of indication of any abuse of that nature,” added Callahan.Police confirmed the gun used was a .357-caliber revolver.The coroner said the child's family wanted to donate his organ, but they were unable to be harvested.No charges have been filed in the shooting and the investigation is ongoing.

The fatal shooting of toddler Friday in Sunman, Indiana has been ruled accidental, the Dearborn County coroner said.

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The coroner said Christopher Griffith, 3, shot himself in the chest at his home on the 2400 Block of Van Wedding Road.

"(We) did an autopsy today and he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. All indications are is that he is the one that pulled the trigger," Dearborn County coroner Steven Callahan said.



Griffith was dead when they arrived at the residence, deputies said.



"It's about as bad as it gets, especially when it involves a child," Brian Jansen with the Dearborn County Sheriff's Office said on scene.



Officials said Griffith's mother made a frantic 911 call.



“They did check for any kind of previous injuries, bruising, broken bones and there's no indication of any kind of indication of any abuse of that nature,” added Callahan.



Police confirmed the gun used was a .357-caliber revolver.



The coroner said the child's family wanted to donate his organ, but they were unable to be harvested.

No charges have been filed in the shooting and the investigation is ongoing.