Arizona father charged after 4-year-old shoots himself with gun inside home
A 31-year-old Tucson father has been arrested after his 4-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the foot with a firearm left unsecured at their home, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies responded shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, to a home in the 2500 block of West Curtis Road after receiving a report of an accidental shooting. The child was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
An investigation by the sheriff’s department’s Special Victims Unit determined that the boy’s father, Tyler Lake, had left a firearm where the child could access it.
The gun was left on a dresser in the master bedroom while two of Lake’s children were unattended in the room, according to KOLD.
Lake was arrested and charged with one count of child abuse and two counts of child endangerment. He was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex.
He appeared in Pima County court on Friday, Oct. 9, and was released to pretrial services, his next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 29.
The Arizona Department of Child Safety was notified following the incident. The sheriff’s department issued a reminder about the dangers of leaving firearms unsecured around children.
“Unsecured firearms can have serious, potentially fatal consequences,” the department said, urging gun owners to keep firearms locked and out of children’s reach.
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