The Yakima County coroner said the deaths of two Yakima teens were an accident and suicide.
Coroner Jim Curtice said an autopsy determined a 14-year-old boy died of an accidental gunshot wound to the head. A 15-year-old girl died by suicide of a gunshot wound to the head, he said in a statement Tuesday.
The two were found dead in a home near Lions Park in Yakima on Friday afternoon.
Curtice offered his condolences and asked the families' privacy be respected.
In a video message Friday afternoon, Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said police were investigating. He said the deaths were the third and fourth gun deaths in a week.
Rev. Shane Moore of Wesley United Methodist Church led a Moment of Blessing on behalf of the Yakima Association of Faith Communities at Lions Park on Tuesday that was attended by about a dozen city and police officials and community members. Moore called for community members to come together and take action against gun deaths and violence.
"Go beyond thoughts and prayers," he said. "We need to step up as a community."
The Yakima Herald-Republic does not typically identify suicide victims. In this case, identifying the accident victim could also identify the suicide victim, so the paper is not providing either name.
