Father jailed after toddler shoots, kills self in Merced

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A begetter has been arrested aft his toddler recovered an unlocked weapon and accidentally changeable themself Friday night, Merced Police say.

Investigators accidental astir 4 p.m. their section received a telephone of a unfortunate of a shooting.  The unfortunate turned retired to beryllium a 2-year-old kid with a self-inflicted gunshot coiled aft discovering the unsecured firearm wrong the family's home.

First responders offered contiguous life-saving aesculapian aid, but the kid died astatine the hospital.

Police accidental arsenic a effect of the investigation, the child's begetter was arrested and booked into the Merced County Jail connected suspicion of kid endangerment resulting successful death.

Officers would similar to punctual the nationalist that firearms indispensable beryllium secured and decently stored to restrict entree by children to forestall aboriginal tragedies.

Merced Police inquire anyone with immoderate accusation regarding this transgression to interaction Detective Edwin Arias astatine 209-388-7826 oregon by email astatine AriasE@CityofMerced.org.