2-Year-Old Shot Himself After Finding Gun In Charlotte Home: CMPD

CHARLOTTE, NC — Police have charged a gun owner with failing to secure his weapon after a 2-year-old found it and shot himself Wednesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday when the child and his family were visiting a friend's home in the 1400 block of Camp Greene Street in Charlotte.

"Information they gathered determined the victim and his family were visiting a family-friend at a residence on Camp Greene Street when the child found and fired an unsecured firearm, injuring himself," CMPD said in a statement.

The friend and gun owner was identified as Devonte Warren, 25.

Responding officers found the child with a life-threatening gunshot wound, and he was transported to an area hospital for treatment. He was in stable condition, CMPD said Thursday morning.

Warren was taken into custody and charged with failing to secure a firearm to protect a minor, CMPD said.