For the second time in a month in Fayetteville, NC, a child found a gun “put where a child couldn’t get it,” and killed himself.
Fayetteville police arrested a man Saturday in the death of his 4-year-old son, who accidentally shot himself.
Jefferey Perez, 32, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and failure to secure a firearm, according to police.
Officers responded to the west Fayetteville home, at 1608 Stanford Court, shortly before 11 a.m Saturday.
According to investigators, 4-year-old Killian Perez found the loaded gun on top of the refrigerator before accidentally shooting himself. Emergency crews attempted to treat him, but he was pronounced dead at the home.
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