A 53-year-old man was arrested in the small San Bernardino County town of Muscoy on Friday after a 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old cousin.
Police arrested the man, the victim’s grandfather, on suspicion of leaving his gun in a spot accessible to the children, according to the LA Times.
San Bernardino Sheriff's detectives are outside a home in #Muscoy where a boy, 4, accidentally shoots and kills 2-year-old girl cousin …https://t.co/zFyEAd3HBM pic.twitter.com/yy5kzXfh4B
— Watchara Phomicinda (@watcharaphotog) July 20, 2018
San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on Duffy Street about 9 am. They found a girl with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she died a little after 10 am.
Family members taken in for questioning after 4-year-old boy accidentally shoots 2-year-old cousin in Muscoy home https://t.co/tRnDLoElS3 pic.twitter.com/5Q4FnBkyCw
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) July 20, 2018
“When they brought her out, she had a little patch right here over her chest. It didn’t look like a big hole. They were pumping it as they put her in the ambulance,” shared witness Columbus McBath.
Columbus McBath overhears his neighbor shouting to call 911. pic.twitter.com/hrWYtw6oHk
— Watchara Phomicinda (@watcharaphotog) July 20, 2018
The boy allegedly involved in the shooting was visibly distraught as he was carried out of the home, according to ABC 7. There were several adults in the home when the shooting happened.
Cesar Lopez, 53, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment.
