In St. Louis, Missouri, a three-year old is in critical condition at the hospital after he grabbed his babysitter’s gun from a mattress and shot himself in the head. The child’s mother was at work at the time of the incident.

A 22-year old was arrested and charged after the incident. “It was the irresponsibleness. That’s how it happened, because he cares about kids. He loves kids, if he knew that little boy grabbed that gun he would’ve immediately got it from him,” a family friend said. 

Source:

Pepper Baker, Sam Clancy, “Man Arrested After 3-year-old Boy Finds Gun, Accidentally Shoots Self in North St. Louis,” ksdk.com (May 5, 2022).