The shooting death of a teenager at a home on the mid-north coast might have been a tragic accident.
The 16-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to his body in a home on Koonwarra Street at West Haven just after midday yesterday.
A 15-year-old boy, apparently known to the victim was taken in for questioning but later released, police have seized a gun.
There were no signs of a fight before the incident and police are investigating whether the shooting was deliberate or accidental.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.