St. Louis toddler dies after shooting himself in the head

[anonymoose]

ST. LOUIS -- A 2-year-old St. Louis boy died after shooting himself in the head, police said Wednesday.

Interim Police Chief Michael Sack said officers responded to a shooting call at around 1 p.m. found the badly wounded boy, who was rushed to a hospital. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police have not disclosed the boy's name or how he was able to get ahold of the handgun, but Sack called it “a terrible tragedy that should have never happened.”

“Guns are inherently dangerous," Sack told reporters outside the family's home. "There are a number of them in our community. All of us who own firearms or who have firearms must be responsible with their care and their use.”

Sack said that at least one family member was home at the time of the shooting and that the investigation is ongoing.
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Owner of the gun should be charged with negligent homicide.

 

[evince]

How very very sad

 

[Geeko Sportivo]

There is just no excuse for children playing with parents guns.

I suspect the parents will be charged with negligent homicide.

 

[Grokmaster]

Good grief. Horrible.

 

[Walt]

Owner of the gun should be charged with negligent homicide.

Several hundred children die from gun accidents every year. The NRA has fought hard to stop actual statistics from being taken, but that is a reasonable estimate. It is heavily centered around rural uneducated whites, though it appears Moose has found a Black child who died.

It happens surprisingly often among children between one and five. They are learning how to use tools, but do not have the ability to understand rules yet. You present them with a tool(like a gun), they will start figuring it out.