Seattle Police said a teenager in High Point was handling a gun when he accidentally shot himself and died Wednesday evening, May 25.

The incident took place in the 6000 block of High Point Drive SW.

When police arrived they found a male in his late teens already dead at the scene.

According to SPD others were in the house and even in the room when the shot was fired.

There is no word as to the origin or ownership of the gun.

The investigation is underway.