SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — South Hutchinson Police and the KBI continue their investigation into an apparent accidental shooting that left a 3-year-old son of a Reno County Sheriffs deputy dead.

Police and EMS responded around 8:17 a.m. Friday morning to 107 E Ave. B in South Hutchinson to the report of a shooting. Police say that Kaden Nagel , son of Deputy Andrew Nagel, picked up an unsecured gun which discharged resulting in the child’s death. Deputy Nagel was in another room and heard the gun shot. Nagel performed first aid on his son until EMS arrived but the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

District Attorney Keith Schroeder in a text message tells Hutchpost that the gun didn’t belong to the deputy, it belonged to a friend and the deputy didn’t know it was there, now did the friend.

Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson asked that everyone keep the Nagel family in their prayers during what is a very difficult situation.