( CNN ) -- Brandon Holt did n't make it to his 7th birthday . He wo n't graduate high school , wo n't get married , wo n't have kids of his own . But in a way , he will live on . The father of the Toms River , New Jersey , boy -- who died earlier this week after being shot by his young playmate -- said he and his wife decided to donate Brandon 's organs , in hopes some good will come of their tragedy . `` We both decided that it would help carry his name , that he 's helping somebody , '' Ron Holt told the Asbury Park Press . Brandon was playing in and around his 4-year-old friend 's Toms River home on Monday evening when the younger child left the yard and went inside , police explained . The little boy came back outside with a .22-caliber rifle . Before the play date , the gun talk . `` A shot went out , and the 6-year-old was struck in the head , '' police Chief Michael Mastronardy said . The next day , at 5 p.m. , Brandon was pronounced dead at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune . The Atlantic County prosecutor 's office is leading the investigation to determine whether charges will be filed in the case and , if so , against whom , Mastronardy said earlier this week . Reporters from the Asbury Park Press , a local newspaper , went back to the Holts ' neighborhood to talk to people there about Brandon . Tim Suppa , a boy himself , recalled how Brandon always had a `` cute little smile on his face '' and never showed a hint of being upset . The late boy 's uncle , Randy Holt , told the newspaper that Brandon was `` a gift . '' `` Unfortunately , nothing will bring him back , '' he said . CNN 's Greg Botelho contributed to this report .
the Asbury Park Press , 6 , was shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate on the next day . He was pronounced dead at a Neptune hospital the next day . His father tells Brandon Holt that the family chose to donate the boy 's organs . `` We ( hope ) it would help carry his name , that he 's helping somebody , '' he says .