SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE THE MOST UP TO DATE RADAR FOR A HEARTBREAKING INVESTIGATION. PLAYING OUT ON KANSAS CITY’S FAR EAST SIDE, A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IS DEAD. HIS MOTHER SAYS HE GOT AHOLD OF A GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF. KMBC NINE’S MATT FLENER IS LIVE NEAR 51ST AND EASTWOOD TRAFFICWAY WITH THE TIMELINE. MATT. YEAH, KELLY AND LAURA THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 1030 ON TUESDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY FIVE YEAR OLD A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY GOT AHOLD OF A GUN. HIS MOTHER IDENTIFIES HIM AS MARI SCOTT AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF. EXPERTS SAY THIS ALL COULD HAVE PREVENTED BEEN PREVENTED WITH A GUN LOCK. JUST LIKE THIS ONE. THE BOY’S MOM SAID HE GOT AHOLD OF THE GUN AND THEN IT WENT OFF. SHE SAID THE GUN WAS NOT PUT UP BUT DID NOT SAY WHY, AND SHE DID NOT SPEAK ON CAMERA. BUT SHE SAID SHE HAD JUST TAKEN HIM TO KINDERGARTEN. ROUNDUP YESTERDAY AT HIS NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THEY HAD JUST MOVED INTO THE HOME CRIME SCENE. INVESTIGATORS NOW TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT HAPPENED AND NEIGHBORS ARE HEARTBROKEN TO HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND? IT’S JUST SAD. I MEAN, REALLY SAD. THAT’S ALL I CAN SAY. I MEAN, IT’S A TRAGEDY. YEAH. THE MOTHER SAID THERE WERE OTHERS AT HOME AT THE TIME, BUT DID NOT GET INTO SPECIFICS ON WHO MAY BE AT FAULT. AGAIN, EXPERTS SAYING THIS ALL COULD HAVE PREVENTED BEEN PREVENTED WITH A SIMPLE GUN LOCK. MATT FLENER KMBC NINE NEWS NOW. POLICE DID ARREST SOMEONE THERE ON SCENE. WE’RE CHECKING IF CHARGES WILL BE FILED. GUN LOCKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT SEVERAL AREA POLICE DEPART