Police: 5-year-old boy accidentally shot himself to death
Source: Associated Press
Updated 8:20 am CDT, Monday, September 24, 2018
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police say a 5-year-old Arkansas boy was playing with a gun that he found when it accidentally fired, killing him.
Little Rock police Lt. Michael Ford says Brennan Esau was home with his siblings aged 14, 10 and 6, but no adults, when he shot himself Saturday night.
Ford says Brennan was alone in the room where he found the gun in the southwest Little Rock home.
No one has been arrested. Ford says a report will be turned over to the prosecutor's office to determine whether charges will be filed.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-5-year-old-accidentally-shot-himself-13252913.php
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Newsweek:
FIVE-YEAR-OLD ARKANSAS BOY SHOOTS HIMSELF DEAD WHILE PLAYING WITH GUN
BY JAMES HETHERINGTON ON 9/24/18 AT 10:58 AM
A young Arkansas boy accidentally shot and killed himself while playing with a gun.
Brennan Esau, a 5-year-old from Little Rock, was reportedly playing with the weapon on Saturday night while at home. His mother was not present at the time. According to Little Rock Police Lieutenant Michael Ford, Brennan was alone in the room when he found the gun. Ford said a report was being prepared for the prosecutor’s office to determine if charges would be filed, according to the Associated Press.
Brennan had three older siblings aged 6, 10 and 14. He attended Wakefield Elementary School and loved basketball. Speaking to ABC 7, neighbors Solomon and Soufyon Khaliq said Brennan always made people feel welcome.
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He too decided to "play" with the rifle that was hung above the fire place in the home while mom and dad were out.
They came home to a bloody mess.
They have paid the price which has been years of feeling like pure sh*t for having that loaded rifle in a place that was accessible enough to reach.
They never got over it. Never.
They were never charged with any sort of crime.
How dare they leave a loaded, unlocked, weapon where a child can get it? 4 children in the house, the oldest only 14 and the youngest 5 and they still don't know think that securing the gun by locking it, then putting it in a safe, locked place where the kids can't get it?
