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Fotno
July 29th, 2008, 12:33 PM
http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080729/NEWS01/80729018/-1/rss


A 3-year-old boy was pronounced dead early this morning after he shot himself in his parents’ car.



Police say the toddler was sitting in the car outside a gas station on Daniel Lake Boulevard in south Jackson about midnight when he found a gun that was kept in the vehicle.
Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the boy, Tyric Robinson, shot himself in the face.
Tyric was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he died at 12:51 a.m.
Police have not named the boy’s parents. They were detained for questioning.

“A determination as to what charges will be made at the conclusion of the investigation,” Jackson police spokesman Sgt. Jeffery Scott said in a written statement.






This is absolutely horrible.

katzeyez
July 29th, 2008, 12:37 PM
That is horrible! That poor child. Who would leave a 3 year old unattended at any time?!

optimistik1
July 29th, 2008, 12:37 PM
Oh my dear Lord...they will have to live with this (if they can) from now on....
What a horrible thing...I hope they spend the rest of their lives campaigning about this to anybody/everybody that will listen about gun safety...what a tragedy!

PeachyKeen
July 29th, 2008, 05:31 PM
Awww....this just breaks my heart. I agree with katz, the child shouldn't have been left alone, I also wonder why the child wasn't in a carseat.

katzeyez
July 29th, 2008, 06:16 PM
PK, if the child was unattended, I doubt that he was in a car seat too.

carsalesguy
July 29th, 2008, 10:22 PM
this is one of the many reasons why i quit working in jackson-