Crime & Safety
Boy, 4, Accidentally Shoots, Kills Cousin, 2, In California: Cops
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's office has arrested the grandfather who is accused of leaving a gun where it was accessible to the kids.
MUSCOY, CA — Authorities have arrested a San Bernardino county grandfather after a 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old cousin, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies responded to a home on Duffy Street in Muscoy just after 9:15 a.m. on Friday for the report of a shooting. The 2-year-old girl was found suffering from a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead just after 10 a.m.
The sheriff's office said that the boy, 4, was in possession of the handgun and accidentally shot his cousin.
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Authorities said the victim's grandfather, Cesar Lopez, left the gun in an area that was accessible to the children.
Lopez was charged with felon endangerment and felon in possession of a firearm.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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