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WESTWEGO, LA. --
A 4-year-old boy in Louisiana, sitting behind a automobile with two youthful siblings, fatally shot himself within the brow with a gun he discovered whereas his mom and one other grownup smoked marijuana within the entrance seat, authorities stated.
An post-mortem Monday discovered that Jarion Walker's gunshot wound was self-inflicted, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto stated at a information convention late Monday, The Instances-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
"It was a contact wound to the brow, proper above the appropriate eyebrow," Jefferson Parish Coroner Gerry Cvitanovich stated.
The taking pictures occurred about 10:45 p.m. Saturday within the metropolis of Westwego, a suburb of New Orleans. Jarion was sitting within the again seat with two siblings age 22 months and about 1, authorities stated.
The adults, who admitted to smoking marijuana on the time, stated they heard the shot, Lopinto stated.
The little boy was rushed to a hospital, the place he died of his accidents, the sheriff stated.
Nobody has been arrested, although detectives will full the investigation and switch the outcomes over to the Jefferson Parish District Lawyer's Workplace, Lopinto stated.
"I do not assume it was acceptable to make an arrest at this level," he stated. "They only misplaced a toddler, and it definitely wasn't intentional, by any means."
The gun used within the taking pictures belonged to the kid's father, authorities stated. The boy is believed to have discovered the weapon beneath the seat, Lopinto stated.
For the reason that kid's loss of life, the Sheriff's Workplace is cautioning gun homeowners to safe their firearms.
Weapons ought to by no means be left inside automobiles, the sheriff stated.
"A lot of these deaths can definitely be prevented," he stated.
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