He wo n't graduate high school , wo n't get married , wo n't have kids of his own . Ryan Holt , 17 , was shot in the head by a 4-year - old playmate on Monday . He was pronounced dead at a New Jersey hospital the next day . His father told the Asbury Park Press that the family chose to donate the boy 's body . ` ` We ( hope ) it would help carry his burden , that he 's helping somebody , '' he says .
Ryan Holt , 17 , was shot in the head by a 4-year - old playmate on Monday . He was pronounced dead at a New Jersey hospital the next day . His father told the Asbury Park Press that the family chose to donate the boy 's body . ` ` We ( hope ) it would help carry his burden , that he 's helping somebody , '' he says .