11-04-2014, 01:05 PM
LORAIN, Ohio -
In a statement to police, the father of a 3 year-old girl who was shot in the back of the head, Jeremy Morales, said two unknown black males wearing all black with black hoodies came to the door of the home, pointed a gun and began to shoot. Morales said his daughter was struck by one of the shots before the suspects fled in an unknown direction. <---- That was a huge 'effin lie.
Police say the 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot in the head by her 4-year-old brother, who found a gun in a dresser. The shooting occurred around 10 a.m. Sunday in Lorain, about 30 miles west of Cleveland. Police say the two children were playing alone in a bedroom when the boy found a loaded .40-caliber handgun.
The police report says the 4-year-old boy was crying when they arrived and that he repeatedly told an officer he was sorry.
The mother, Angelica Melendez, told police that Morales keeps a handgun in the home for protection, but doesn't know where he keeps it. She told police she heard a loud bang, then she and Morales ran into the children's bedroom to find the girl bleeding from the head. Melendez suspected one of the children found Morales's gun and mistook it for one of their numerous toy guns.
Lorain police Capt. Roger Watkins says the investigation will be turned over to the Lorain County prosecutor's office to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
Story: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/lor.../18402469/
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I hope the little girl survives and the 4-year-old boy isn't fucked up for life for what he did to his sister.
"Determining if criminal charges should be filed" should be a no-brainer, even if the father hadn't lied to police about it initially, IMO.
Did an adult leave a loaded weapon (legally-owned or not) in reach of unattended toddlers? Yep. Then it's child neglect and there should be legal consequences, irregardless of the fact that the parents may already be in pain because of what happened as a result of their negligence.
In a statement to police, the father of a 3 year-old girl who was shot in the back of the head, Jeremy Morales, said two unknown black males wearing all black with black hoodies came to the door of the home, pointed a gun and began to shoot. Morales said his daughter was struck by one of the shots before the suspects fled in an unknown direction. <---- That was a huge 'effin lie.
Police say the 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot in the head by her 4-year-old brother, who found a gun in a dresser. The shooting occurred around 10 a.m. Sunday in Lorain, about 30 miles west of Cleveland. Police say the two children were playing alone in a bedroom when the boy found a loaded .40-caliber handgun.
The police report says the 4-year-old boy was crying when they arrived and that he repeatedly told an officer he was sorry.
The mother, Angelica Melendez, told police that Morales keeps a handgun in the home for protection, but doesn't know where he keeps it. She told police she heard a loud bang, then she and Morales ran into the children's bedroom to find the girl bleeding from the head. Melendez suspected one of the children found Morales's gun and mistook it for one of their numerous toy guns.
Lorain police Capt. Roger Watkins says the investigation will be turned over to the Lorain County prosecutor's office to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
Story: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/lor.../18402469/
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I hope the little girl survives and the 4-year-old boy isn't fucked up for life for what he did to his sister.
"Determining if criminal charges should be filed" should be a no-brainer, even if the father hadn't lied to police about it initially, IMO.
Did an adult leave a loaded weapon (legally-owned or not) in reach of unattended toddlers? Yep. Then it's child neglect and there should be legal consequences, irregardless of the fact that the parents may already be in pain because of what happened as a result of their negligence.