14-year-old said he ran out of the house after gun fired. Police find 10-year-old bleeding from his mouth.

A 14-year-old boy managed to get a handgun that was securely stored and accidentally shoot a 10-year-old boy in the head, Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri said Monday, describing the weekend shooting that left the younger boy in an Orlando hospital fighting for his life.

The shooting was not an intentional act but it's still a tough and tragic situation for everyone involved, Capri said at an afternoon media briefing.

"Two juveniles handling a gun, a firearm, it's very dangerous, you see the results of what happened," Capri said. "We have one victim here who is in really critical and unstable condition at this time."

So far, investigators have learned that neither boy lived at the 212 South Keech Street home where the shooting occurred. Capri said the 14-year-old was the cousin of the homeowner and the 10-year-old was a friend of the older boy.

The pair of boys were visiting the home. The homeowner went to take a shower and shortly after heard a "pop" and found the child had been shot, Capri said.

"A little boy is on the floor, he is not breathing," the woman told a dispatcher. "He is bleeding but I don't know what happened."

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When police responded at 8:25 p.m. Saturday, officers found the 10-year-old inside a back bedroom lying on his back bleeding from the mouth, investigators said.

Police recovered a spent shell casing and a small caliber bullet on the floor next to the boy’s leg, a report states.

Capri would not say what type of handgun it was, only that it is a semi-automatic pistol. Capri also did not say which of two adults in the home owned the firearm.

"They have no criminal background and they could legally own a firearm," Capri said. It was not a case of irresponsible gun ownership, he said, and the homeowner had the pistol properly stored.

"The gun was secured inside a bedroom, inside the drawer and the door was locked," he said. "The owners of the house, of the firearm, did what they felt necessary to secure the firearm."

Investigators are still working to determine how the juveniles managed to gain entry into the locked bedroom and get their hands on the gun, the police chief said.

Capri said he didn't foresee any charges being filed but the investigation is still ongoing.

The 14-year-old told detectives he accidentally discharged the handgun hitting the victim. The teen said he dropped the firearm and ran out of the house, police said.

Capri did not release the identity of either boy.

The wounded child was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach but was later transferred to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

After getting permission to search the home, the report stated police located the handgun on top of a hamper in the hallway, adjacent to the bedroom.

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