A Las Vegas family is mourning after a toddler accidentally fatally shot himself at a caregiver’s home over the weekend.
Jaiangelis Stevenson, 2, fired the gun at himself in the bedroom of a home near Nellis Air Force Base around 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening, KLAS reported.
The boy was transported to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the outlet explained.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the incident for possible abuse and neglect.
Stevenson was being watched by a family member while his mother was working when the shooting occurred, his aunt Paris Box told 8 News Now.
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Kids get into everything.
He was at the home of a caregiver who had an unsecured gun.
Jaiangelis Stevenson, 2, fired the gun at himself in the bedroom of a home near Nellis Air Force Base around 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening, KLAS reported.
The boy was transported to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the outlet explained.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating the incident for possible abuse and neglect.
Stevenson was being watched by a family member while his mother was working when the shooting occurred, his aunt Paris Box told 8 News Now.
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Las Vegas toddler dies after accidentally shooting himself, cops suspect abuse or neglect
Jaiangelis Stevenson, 2, shot himself at a relative’s house on Sunday evening.
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Kids get into everything.
He was at the home of a caregiver who had an unsecured gun.