A 3-year-old US boy has died after shooting himself at his own birthday party, after a gun fell from a relative's pocket.
The "tragic accident" occurred on October 24 in the Texas town of Porter after family and friends gathered to celebrate, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Police, who were sent to the address for a welfare check, said that upon arrival they were told by family that the adults were playing cards when they heard a gunshot, before discovering the toddler with a gunshot wound to the chest.
During their investigation, police discovered that the tragic tot had picked up a handgun after it fell from a relative's pocket.
He was rushed to a nearby fire station where he died, police said.
