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Judi Lynn

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Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:01 PM Oct 2015

Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old

Source: Reuters

Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old
Reuters
By Nikitta Foston
7 hours ago




By Nikitta Foston

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago man who has been charged with felony child endangerment after his 3-year-old son was shot and killed by his 6-year-old brother will appear in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing.

The 6-year-old found the loaded revolver on top of the refrigerator and shot little brother Eian Santiago last Saturday while the two were playing "cops and robbers," according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The older brother's name was not disclosed.

The boys' father, Michael Santiago, 25, is out on bail. He told police that he was a former member of the Spanish Cobras street gang and had purchased the gun from a gang member for protection.

Santiago had testified for the prosecution in a murder trial of another gang member, according to local media reports.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-dad-appears-court-over-accidental-shooting-three-120644453.html

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Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP
not an accident at all. a chain of events set in motion by a gun owner nt msongs Oct 2015 #1
and the NRA. patsimp Oct 2015 #2
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