A 7-year-old boy in Colorado accidentally killed his 3-year-old sister after he got hold of a loaded, unsecured shotgun at home.
According to China Press, police in the city of Westminster said that their 24-year-old mother, Michaela Dawn Harman, was home when the incident happened. She was arrested for child abuse resulting in death - criminal negligence, as reported in The Associated Press.
The mother was taken to jail, while the boy and his younger siblings are “in the temporary care of the child of welfare officials.”
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“Tragic examples like this remind us of the importance to separate guns and ammunition kept in the home and to secure firearms in a locked safe or utilize other childproof safety devices,” Westminster Police wrote in a release. “Parents have a responsibility to keep children from being able to access firearms, even inside the home.”
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