Lynzell Anderson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, age 34,  is facing negligent homicide charges after his four year old son found a loaded gun under the seat of the family car and shot himself in the face.   The boy died at the scene.  Anderson told police he had left his son momentarily unsupervised when he went into his home to retrieve his car keys.

Baton Rouge’s Mayor called the death “equally sad and frustrating,” and asked people to keep the child’s loved ones in their prayers. “Children should never have access to a gun and that’s why it is imperative to secure your firearm in your home with a gunlock or inside a gun safe,” she said.

Source:

Elyse Carmosino, “Father Arrested After 4-year-old Finds Gun, Fatally Shoots Self; Mayor Urges Gun Safety,” The Advocate (July 9, 2022).