In another instance of a child getting a hold of a gun inside a home, another child is dead, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Officers were called about 2:45 p.m. Monday to a home in the 5500 block of South Shady Pine Street on the Westside for a report a 6-year-old child accidentally shot in the head. Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko said he was taken to a hospital but died.
“Initial investigation determined the two juveniles were located inside of the residence in the care of an adult,” Stronko said. “One of the juveniles was able to obtain a firearm and fired a single shot striking the victim. There is no indication of criminal violence.”
The other child was 9 years old, but Stronko said due to the state’s Marsy’s Law he couldn’t provide their relationship. He also said it was early in the investigation and couldn’t say where the gun had been, who it belonged to and who was the adult.
He did say the adult was being questioned but no charges have been filed.
Source : jackson.com