Police say Victor Lara-Ortiz left a loaded firearm on his bedroom table that his little brother, Roman Aguilera-Ortiz, then found and accidentally shot himself in the face.
The 4-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting happened at the family home on the 300 block of East Chestnut Street on Feb. 28.Lara-Ortiz was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, firearms not to be carried without a license, endangering the welfare of a child, and related offenses, for leaving a loaded firearm unholstered and unsecured on his bedroom table.
Authorities say 31-year-old William Thomas, a straw purchaser, illegally purchased the gun and gave it gun to Lara-Ortiz, who was not legally permitted to own one because of a prior criminal conviction. Thomas was arrested and charged with illegally purchasing and transferring the firearm to Lara-Ortiz, delivery of firearms to a minor, attempted purchases of illegal firearms, and related offenses.
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