Five-year-old Shoots Self with Gun Left on Bed; His Mother is Charged with Murder

A five-year-old boy in Norcross, Georgia shot and killed himself with a loaded gun that his mother left on a hotel room bed. The boy was alone in the room with two other children at the time the incident occurred.  His mother, Bianca Williams, age 26, has been charged with second degree murder.

“If you commit an act where there’s criminal negligence involved and the child dies from that act, then you can be charged with murder in the second degree,” a police spokesperson said. “These cases are always extremely tragic and very difficult for both the officers and the family who are involved in them,” he added.

Source:

Matt Johnson, “5-year-old Boy Accidentally Killed Himself with Loaded Gun Left on Bed, Gwinnett Mother Charged,”  wsbtv.com (May 30, 2024).