3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Mother and Wanted Criminal Friend, Lands them Both in Hospital and Arrested by Police

2023-06-02 01:21:00

Her friend’s little boy accidentally shoots them. It is he who ends up arrested by the police during his visit to the hospital for treatment.

Bad luck for this wanted criminal ! A 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself allowed the police to arrest him. The incident takes place in Indiana on May 18. An accidental shot fired by a 3 year old toddler injured two people, reports the USA Today. One of people hit by the bullet is none other than the mother of the little boy. The other person, a 23 year old young man, is presented as being a friend of the latter.

The astonishing incident took place in an apartment in the city of Lafayette, Indiana. “A 3 year old child had access to a firearm and fired a bullet that hit two people. But their lives weren’t in danger“, reports Lt. Justin Hartman to USA Today. It appears that the man hit by the bullet is a wanted criminal in the neighboring state of Illinois. Jalynn Artis, 21, the mum of the 3-year-old, was with her friend Trayshaun Smith, 23, in the flat. Because of their injury, they had to go to the hospital to get care.

He is arrested immediately

Everything is played out in the hospital because according to the procedurestaff must inform the police when people show up for a gunshot wound. The authorities arrived at the hospital around 8:30 p.m. on May 18 and proceeded to routine checks. The checks revealed that Trayshaun Smith is in fact Wanted in the State of Illinois. This earned him an immediate arrest. Authorities contacted the Indiana Department of Children’s Services and launched an investigation to understand how the 3-year-old boy died. had access to the firearm.

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