Officers spoke to the parents of the girl, who stated they had dropped off their children with their primary babysitter and her boyfriend, identified as Barron, at the Ridgeway Street residence. When they arrived to pick up the children, Barron told the parents an accident had occurred.
Then they discovered their child had the gunshot wound and transported her to the hospital. They noted that their babysitter was not at the residence when they got there.
Detectives responded to the Ridgeway Street residence and the homeowner consented to a search of the house. Detectives allegedly found a wooden stock, .22-caliber Ruger 22 Charger pistol that was determined to have been reported stolen in Jonesboro in 2017.
Detectives spoke with Barron, who stated that his daughter and the victim were playing near the sofa inside the residence. His girlfriend had left the residence, leaving him alone with the children. He said he went to the bathroom and while in there he "heard a pop."
When he came out, he found the victim with her right hand on the end of the barrel of the gun and it appeared she had shot herself in the hand. The affidavit notes Barron was the only adult left in charge of the children in the residence at the time of the incident.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment