Brandon Holt , 6 , 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 tells the Asbury Park Press that the family chose to donate the boy 's organs . The boy's mother says she and her husband were told he would not survive his injuries if they didn't do something about it right away. CNN 's Greg Botelho contributed to this report . it would help carry his name , that he 's helping somebody , '' he says .
Brandon Holt , 6 , 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 tells the Asbury Park Press that the family chose to donate the boy 's organs . The boy's mother says she and her husband were told he would not survive his injuries if they didn't do something about it right away. it would help carry his name , that he 's helping somebody , '' he says .