A 4-year-old boy fatally shot himself in a automobile outdoors a Georgia grocery retailer whereas his mom was procuring inside, cops and heartbroken kin mentioned Monday.
Little Miyell Hernandez bought maintain of a gun left in his mother’s automobile and “unintentionally shot himself” about 5 p.m. Sunday outdoors a Publix in DeKalb County, police mentioned in a press release.
A 13-year-old relative and an toddler had been with Miyell within the car on the time, authorities mentioned.
The mortally wounded baby was rushed to a hospital however later died from his wounds.
No expenses had been filed as of Monday within the boy’s dying.
“Our hearts and ideas exit to the Hernandez household,” mentioned DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos. “We’re imploring gun homeowners to at all times preserve their weapons secure and safe.”
After the capturing, the teenager who was within the automobile instantly bumped into the grocery retailer for assist, officers mentioned. The youngsters had been left within the automobile whereas Miyell’s mother went procuring.
The gun was unsecured inside his mom’s automobile, police informed WAGA.
It’s unclear whom the gun belonged to or if it was legally registered.
An internet fundraiser set as much as assist offset Miyell’s funeral prices eclipsed $1,900 as of noon Monday.
“Preserve us in your prayer,” the web site reads. “We're asking for love and assist to fund a tragic second for our household … Thanks to your love and assist.”
Miyell is the sixth baby to die from gunfire in better Atlanta this yr, in accordance with the Atlanta Journal-Structure. Days earlier, 9-year-old Kemoni Mack died after being shot at an house complicated in southeast Atlanta, the place a 16-year-old suspect was charged, police mentioned.
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