MANKATO, Minn. - Police say a 4-year-old boy accidentally hanged himself while alone in the changing room of a Mankato thrift store.
Authorities say the incident happened Saturday afternoon at Again Thrift & More, which is operated by the Minnesota Valley Action Council.
Relatives have started an online fundraising effort to cover funeral expenses for the boy, identified as Ryu Pena.
Police Cmdr. Daniel Schisel says the boy apparently got the hooded sweatshirt he was wearing caught on a hanger attached to a wall. Emergency responders took the boy to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
Schisel says family members, who live in nearby St. James, were in the store at the time. He calls the death "a tragic accident'' and says no charges will pursued.