Sacramento teen killed by apparent accidental gunshot

A Sacramento teen who died from a head wound Tuesday night was handling a weapon when it fired, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

County coroner’s officials listed the teen as Tayon Shelby, 17, of Sacramento. Shelby was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.

Sheriff’s deputies went to the 7800 block of Sunrise Greens Drive near Gerber and Power Inn roads after receiving a call at 6:15 p.m. that someone was shot in the head. Deputies found Shelby inside a vehicle parked on Sunrise Greens Drive.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Homicide investigators believe Shelby shot himself accidentally. Deputies received erroneous information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting, which initially led them to believe that someone had shot Shelby.

This story was originally published April 20, 2016 at 6:47 AM.