9-year-old boy dies after Lancaster shooting

LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 9-year-old boy has died after he was shot in Lancaster on Monday, according to police.

Lancaster police told NBC4 on Saturday the 9-year-old has died after an "unintentional shooting," which occurred at a home on Summitview Drive at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Police said there was a second juvenile who witnessed the shooting.

The two were playing with a gun, when one said "he would show him what a drunk person acted like," according to a police report. The boy with the gun fired it, hitting himself. The juvenile witness then moved the gun before going to tell an adult, police said. Medics airlifted the 9-year-old to a Columbus hospital in critical condition.

Lancaster police are investigating and called the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to assist.