LAKELAND, Fla. — A 6-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he accidentally shot himself in the head in Lakeland two days earlier. The Lakeland Police Department said on Jan. 5, officers responded to a home on Crawford Street around 3:44 p.m.

According to a preliminary report from detectives, it appears that the boy suffered an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot from a firearm he had access to inside the vehicle, the release said. The boy remained in critical condition as of Monday morning, LPD said.