A boy of three in Washington state shot himself dead after finding his father’s gun in their car during a stop at a US service station. The father had put the pistol under the seat and got out to fill the tank while the mother went inside the convenience store, leaving their son and baby daughter in the car.
The boy climbed out of his child seat, found the gun and shot himself in the head. He was declared dead at hospital. The girl was not injured.
Detectives in Tacoma called the shooting a tragic accident. The father has a concealed weapons permit, and no charges were anticipated.
It was the third recent shooting by a child in western Washington.
“It is incredible in light of the other ones,” said policeman Naveed Benjamin. “You would think people would take more care, not less.” – (PA)