An Irvine man was arrested after a 13-year-old boy died from what detectives believe could have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said Friday.

A man was arrested on weapons and child endangerment charges after a 13-year-old middle school student died at an Irvine home from what authorities described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police responded Thursday afternoon to the home near Heathergreen and Weepingwood,

A 56-year-old man was arrested by Irvine police after a 15-year-old boy shot and killed himself at the man’s Irvine home on Thursday, March 27, authorities said. Whether the boy shot himself intentionally or accidentally was not yet known, Irvine police spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said.