Adult Arrested Child Death (18 and Under) Child Under 18 (as Shooter) Missouri

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026

Five-year-old Kills Himself With Unsecured Gun While he was left unattended in a home in Black Jack, Missouri, five-year-old Jaylon Young found an unsecured, loaded gun, and fatally shot himself. Rayvone McPherson, age 29, admitted the gun was his, and that he had left the child alone with the gun in reach. He was charged with child endangerment …

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