Eli Thomas was visiting a friend's house on Dahlia Street Thursday evening when he was shot, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He died at the scene.
7-year-old boy shot and killed while visiting a friend's home in Lancaster
The county Department of Medical Examiner said Thomas died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Authorities are now trying to determine whether it was a homicide or an accident. No arrests have been made and the sheriff's department initially said foul play was not suspected.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unknown.
Investigators are still conducting interviews, but a firearm was recovered at the scene.