Coroner’s officials identified a 14-year-old boy who died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest Sunday, Jan. 8.

Seth Comer, 14, of Newhall, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest at a home on the 24000 block of Brighton Drive in Valencia.

Fire Department officials received a call for medical officials at 4:42 p.m. that Sunday. Officials arrived at 4:49 and found the boy was already deceased.

The death is the second suspected from such means in 2017.

The first suicide of 2017 took place Friday, Jan. 6 at the Oak Tree Gun Club in Newhall. The decedent in that case was identified as Travis Paster, 32, of Lancaster.

The suicide represents the first in the 16 and under age group in more than a year, as none was reported in that group under the age of 16 in 2016.

Anyone seeking information about mental health resources available in the Santa Clarita Valley can click here for a list of resources. There are 24-hour phone numbers available. In the event of an emergency, 911 should always be the first call. Those looking to speak with someone can call:

1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-854-7771 for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
1-800-784-2433 for the Treatment Advocacy Center
661-259-9439 for the SCV Child & Family Center
661-257-9688 for the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project
(661) 263-9371 for Straightening Reins

The death is the second suspected from such means in 2017.

The name of the victim, who was found in a home on the 24000 block of Brighton Drive in Valencia, has not been released pending an autopsy, according to medical examiners.

Paramedics were dispatched to the home at 4:42 p.m. Sunday regarding a patient with a gunshot wound, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials, but the patient had already died.