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Police investigate shooting of 10 year old Florida boy

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Police are investigating after the shooting of a 10 year old boy Thursday morning. 

Clearwater Police say Ian Sevostjanov died of a self-inflected gunshot wound at the Lindru Garden Apartments. The child was a Fifth Grader at Belleair Elementary School. 

Police received the call around 8:30, paramedics arrived and were unable to revive Setostjanov. 

Clearwater Police Chief Dan Slaughter said this incident is a tragedy in all respects. Ian's mother was home the time of the shooting.