
An Upstate teenager is dead following an accidental shooting over the weekend. The incident happened just before 1 AM Sunday at an apartment building in Gaffney. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler has identified the victim identified the victim as 14 year old, Zakius Joshua Davis.

The Coroner's report says, Davis was at the home of his assistant basketball coach and found a pistol inside. A 13 year old teammate was there and witnessed the fatal shooting. He told investigators that Davis put the gun to his own chest and it went off. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene and his death has been ruled an accident.
Fowler said in a statement " “This should send a loud message to adults that our children must be protected from having access to weapons whether loaded or unloaded. And, they must be educated from an early age that guns are not toys and should be respected. My thoughts and prayers are
with the Davis family."