Boy, 6, dies after being shot in the head by nine-year-old child while an adult was with them in their home in Florida A six-year-old boy has been shot dead by a nine-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida on Monday Police believe an adult was present with the children along with a third child, also nine years old The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. at a home in the Duclay neighborhood on Shady Pine Street South By Alice Wright For Dailymail.Com Published: 04:46 BST, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 05:36 BST, 16 August 2023 e-mail 3 View comments A six-year-old boy has been shot dead by a nine-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida , on Monday. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. at a home on Shady Pine Street South in the Duclay neighborhood Police believe an adult was present with the children. Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the victim, who was shot in the head, was taken to hospital but tragically died. No charges have been filed against the adult and police have not identified the people involved. A six-year-old boy has been shot dead by a nine-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida on Monday Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko (pictured) from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the victim, who was shot in the head, was taken to hospital but tragically died 'Initial investigation determined the two juveniles were located inside of the residence in the care of an adult,' Stronko said. 'One of the juveniles was able to obtain a firearm and fired a single shot striking the victim. There is no indication of criminal violence.' Police said the adult who was present had been taken in for questioning. Neighbors told News4Jax of their heartbreak in the aftermath of the incident. 'It's terrible, terrible. It breaks my heart,' an anonymous neighbor said. 'I always tell my kids and teach them not to touch my gun.' Neighbors said the house had been rented out several times and they were not sure who the current occupiers were. Three other children have died as a result of accidental shootings in Florida this year, according to data compiled by the Florida Department of Children and Families. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. at a home in the Duclay neighborhood on Shady Pine Street South In February, a three-year-old child in Volusia County died after he accidentally shot himself when he gained access to the weapon. Just a few weeks later, a four-year-old child from Orange County died after accidentally shooting himself when picking up a weapon while visiting his father and his father's paramour. The most recent incident, until Monday, was when a two-year-old child was pronounced deceased in Broward County after she sustained a gunshot wound while playing with a loaded weapon. There have been fifteen children shot in Jacksonville this year too, according to News4Jax data. A representative for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital said parents aren’t doing enough to prevent children from accessing their weapons. 'If your child is going to visit a friend’s house or a relative’s house go ahead and ask: "are there firearms in the home? And if there are, how are they stored?"' Nichole Michaels, a principal investigator with The Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, advised. 'Normalizing it so that parents are asking about firearms, the same way that they ask about allergies in the home or pets in the home, you know, just making those conversations really normal, can go a long way toward, you know, opening up these discussions and preventing these tragedies from happening.' Share or comment on this article: Boy, 6, dies after being shot in the head by nine-year-old child while an adult was with them in their home in Florida e-mail Add comment Comments 3 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have been moderated in advance. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .