SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A police chief and a gun club have been indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old Connecticut boy who shot himself in the head with an Uzi at a gun fair in western Massachusetts.

The Hampden district attorney revealed the findings of an investigation into the death of an 8-year-old Connecticut boy who accidentally killed himself while firing an Uzi at a gun show in Westfield, Mass.

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Christopher Bizilj, of Ashford, died Oct. 26 after he lost control of a 9 millimeter Micro Uzi and shot himself in the head during the gun show at the Westfield Sportsman's Club.

Pelham Police Chief Edward Fleury owns the COP Firearms & Training, which sponsored the gun show last month in Westfield. He has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges.

Police said Christopher was firing a .9 mm micro Uzi machine gun at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo when he lost control and accidentally shot himself in the head.

The club advertised that minors would be allowed to fire machine guns at the event while accompanied by a certified instructor. However, Bennett said Christopher was with a 15-year-old who was familiar with guns -- not a certified instructor -- when he was shot. That boy will not be charged, Bennett said.

The Westfield Sportsman's Club and Carl Guiffre, of Hartford, and Domenico Spano, of New Milford, also were indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges. Bennett said that Guiffre and Spano brought the machine guns to the club for the event.

Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett said that Fleury assured Guiffre and Spano that it was legal for minors to use machine guns.

"The father will be punished every day for the rest of his life for what happened; therefore I think it's appropriate that charges not be brought against him." -- William Bennett Hampden County District Attorney

Bennett said that state statute prohibits the furnishing of a machine gun by any person under the age of 18.

"They are from Connecticut and relied on the recommendations of Fleury who is and was a Massachusetts police chief," he said. "There are no exceptions that would allow for an 8-year-old to be furnished with a machine gun."

Bennett said Fleury and the club also face four charges of furnishing a machine gun to a minor.

"Fleury and the club advertised that minors would be allowed to operate machine guns," Bennett said. "There were no age limits."

Christopher was at the event with his father, a Connecticut doctor and 11-year-old brother, police said. Bennett said Christopher's father, Charles Bizilj, will not be charged.

"The father will be punished every day for the rest of his life for what happened, therefore I think it's appropriate that charges not be brought against him."

Bennett said that Bizilj chose the Uzi for his son to fire because of its small size.

"The small size of the weapon together with the rapid rate of fire made it more likely that an 8-year-old would lose control, causing the muzzle of the gun to get very, very close to his face," Bennett said.

He said that the gun can fire more than 1,200 rounds per minute.

Bizilj has said his son had experience firing handguns and rifles but the gun show was his first time with an automatic weapon.

The family did not immediately return a call for comment.

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