In Phoenix, Arizona, a four-year old boy is in a medically induced coma after being accidentally shot in the head by his 15-year old uncle.  The boy’s father, Jose Solis, handed the gun to his 15-year old brother and the gun went off while the 15 year-old was handling it. 

“Jose was looking at his cell phone while [his brother] held the weapon,” court documents say. “Jose admitted he was paying attention to his cell phone when he heard [his brother] accidentally fire the weapon in the living room.”

The 15-year-old told investigators that “he did not remember manipulating the slide of the handgun and or chambering a round as he, too, was playing with his cell phone.”

Jose Solis was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

Source:

“Man Who Handed Gun to Teen Brother Arrested after 4-year-old Son was Shot, Phoenix Police Say,” AZFamily.com (April 30, 2020).