A two-year-old child is dead after being shot in the head on Tuesday night, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department(PSLPD).
PSLPD said at around 7 p.m. an emergency call came in stating that a two-year-old boy had shot himself in the head. Police say the boy was in the bedroom with his mother when he got ahold of the gun and pulled the trigger.
Police say the gun belongs to the mother’s fiancé. The two-year-old boy wasn’t the only child at home at the time of the shooting, police say there was also an infant inside the home.
“It’s the hardest way to learn this lesson. Gun safety gun safety gun safety. If you’re going to have children In the house the gun has to be secured. Don’t ever assume that the child is too young to be able to get ahold of that gun and pull that trigger,” said Chief LN, of the Port St. Lucie Police Department.
The scene of the crime, near Northwest Zenith Drive, will remain active until officers receive a search warrant for the home. Police say at this time the adults in the home are at the police station being interviewed.
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Source: cbs12
