Posted on 01/06/2009 9:53:15 AM PST by freespirited
Just when you thought you'd heard everything comes an incident that shows our violent society can reach new lows you may not have expected.
Police in Jackson, Ohio, a small town near Columbus, are trying to figure out what to do with a 4-year-old boy accused of shooting his babysitter.
The child apparently became incensed on Sunday when 18-year-old Nathan Beavers, who was looking after him, accidentally stepped on his foot. Cops say the enraged youngster ran to a nearby closet, grabbed a gun that was stored inside of it, and fired it at his temporary guardian.
The victim suffered wounds to his arm and side and was treated in hospital, but his injuries were thankfully minor. Another teen was also slightly hurt.
Beavers was watching the child at the mobile home of the boy's grandmother when the incident occurred. Several other teens and a few additional kids were also present.
Authorities have revealed that when the babysitter stepped on his foot, the child boldly announced he was going to go get a gun. Everyone figured he would come back with a toy.
Instead, he found the real thing, even retrieving a shell from a drawer and loading the weapon as he marched back into the room where the others were gathered.
The child is now in the custody of his parents. His father claims his son had seen others shoot a gun before, but he had no idea that the youngster knew how to load and fire the weapon. He maintains the little boy simply thought it was a toy and calls the incident an "accident."
Cops are now investigating, but agree the alleged culprit may be too young to be charged. His father has arranged from his son to receive counselling instead.
I suppose Daddy also had no idea that the gun was accessible to the four year old?
gee Wally, why’d you shoot the Beav?
I call BS!
Oh. My. Gosh.
We need some pix of the players, the home, etc.
MM
“Weren’t you a little hard on the beaver last night?”
Once this matter is cleared up, I’d bet heavily that this youngster ends up in jail for a significant portion of his life.
There are some details that must be missing.
What kind of a gun did this child go find and load himself. The only thing I can think of is .22 rifle.
Bad parenting gives the rest of gun owners a bad name.
Notice that ammo was stored in a separate place from the firearm. Ordinarily that will defeat the most ambitious toddler, but it looks like this four year old got the drop on the baby sitter!
I agree.
This story kind of smells. Pin it on the 4 year old ...
Four???!! Most 4 year olds would not be able to do this. I can’t do it.
“I used to be called the Waco Kid. I couldn’t go into town without some tin horn calling me out. One day I was walking down the street and a voice said ‘reach for it mister’. I turned around and came face to face wiht a six year old kid. Well I just dropped my guns in disgust and started walking. The little bastard shot me right in the ass.”
Classic movie.
This kids is probably the child of some over protective liberal parents who wanted to once and for all teach his parents that, yes you deal with violence in an appropriate manner. You don’t talk it through. You don’t negotiate. You just blow the $&#*!’s head off.
That kid could’ve shot his eye out.
at 4 and he’s hitting target in a hot scenario?
21st century conan?
:)
What a temper this 4 yr old has.
Why do we need pics? The four-year-old cannot be identified because of his age.
Jackson is in a rural, pretty part of Southern Ohio, although it’s probably felt a lot of the economic strains that Ohio has in general. The child was using a shotgun, which is how the other teen was injured by pellets.
If only the babysitter had been carrying, too, this might have been prevented.
Classic June Cleaver double entendre. Gotta love it.
im leaning towards the author of the article made this story up. A toddler loading a gun and shooting it. I don’t think so. Why isn’t the father charged?
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