Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Louisiana Ongoing Investigation

TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2021

For the second day in a row, a toddler was accidentally shot and killed with an unsecured gun in his home.  Timothy Murphy, age 3, of Arcadia, Louisiana found a gun in an unlocked cabinet in the travel trailer where he lived with his mother and her boyfriend. 

The boy apparently shot himself and died at the hospital.  The Sheriff’s office says there is no suspicion of foul play.

Sources:

Child Dies of Gunshot; Foul Play Not Suspected,” KTBS 3 (August 25, 2021).

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