Teen dies after shooting himself

HAMPTON - Police say a 15-year-old shot and killed himself accidentally while playing with a pistol he found at a friend&#39;s house. <br> <br> Police say 15-year-old Jake Ewing McBee of Clayton County died Saturday morning of a bullet wound to the head. <br> <br> Witnesses told police several teenagers were in a home near Hampton on Friday and that McBee found the gun on top of an entertainment center in the living room. <br> <br> The witness told police McBee raised the handgun to the right side of his head and fired. <br> <br> Police at first thought the shooting was a suicide. <br> <br> But police Lieutenant Jeff Turner said Monday that McBee apparently had played with guns in a similar way before with friends and believed the gun was not loaded. <br> <br> Police say no charges will be filed.

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