INDIANAPOLIS — A child got ahold of a gun and accidentally shot himself Sunday afternoon on the east side of Indianapolis.
"I can't even tell him I love him no more. I can't even hold him no more," said Billy Boyd, the father of 6-year-old Billy Ray Mack II, who was killed.
The incident reportedly happened at the Amber Woods Apartments, near 38th Street and North Mitthoefer Road.
"Without him, I don't got myself, I don't feel right. I can't sleep," Boyd said. "I'm trying to stay strong for my family and daughter and everything."
"It's disheartening for our community to have to deal with and digest," IMPD Officer Samone Burris said. "A family is affected today. A family's life has been changed forever, and unfortunately, it is because of a weapon, because of a gun."
"I feel like if I was at home, none of this stuff would've happened," Boyd said.
Boyd said he was at work at the time of the shooting, and Mack was at home with his mother. Boyd said the gun was out of reach of the child.
"She had it in a safe spot," Boyd said. "My daughter was in the house, she said he jumped from somewhere and grabbed it."
And Mack's father is still processing the tragic loss.
"He was a good kid. Some kids be on bad stuff. You've got to watch your kid," Boyd said. "Watch everything they do, especially boys."
The family has set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral costs after this sudden loss. If you'd like to donate, click the link here.