Cleveland, Ohio police are investigating after an incident in which a 9-year old boy was accidentally shot by his stepfather.  The boy was shot in the hand and upper leg. 

Records show that several days later, the stepfather, 37-year old Zachary Stover, was charged with “child endangering.”  Court filings say that he was picking a gun up off a table to remove it from the room when it accidentally fired and struck the boy.  Everyone in the home agreed that the incident was an accident.

Source:

“9-year-old Boy Shot by Stepfather in Cleveland; Police Believe It Was an Accident,”  WKYC Studios (July 18, 2020).

Adam Ferrise, “Stepfather Charged in Accidental Shooting of 9-year-old Cleveland Boy,”  Cleveland.com (July 22, 2020).