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He did possess the firearm. It did discharge while it was in his possession, and he should have known better than to handle this weapon, especially in that close proximity of anyone,
Police said Adam Chavez, 19, was playing with a gun when the weapon fired,
I cannot see how a jury could see this a reckless
I am assuming it was a single projectile irearm vs a shotgun... That means the kid got hit twice... Which leads me to think he was intentionally aiming at the kid or he has a pert near automatic firearm that shot once in the thigh and then the recoil moved the next shot to the head...
I may not be reading it correctly, but it sounded to me like this was a case of unwed parents, and the mother is currently living with a different male companion (husband or boyfriend - status unknown). If the 19-year old father has been feeling the pressure of child support payments, it's within the realm of possibility (given the twisted way people seem to think these days) that Daddy decided it might be a great plan to kill his own son so he could stop the payments.The boy's father, who was charged with criminal recklessness with a firearm, said the shooting was an accident.
However, his account differed from that of the child's mother, according to police, who declined to provide further information.
He was visiting from Texas, police said.
"He did possess the firearm. It did discharge while it was in his possession, and he should have known better than to handle this weapon, especially in that close proximity of anyone," said Indianapolis Metro police Sgt. Paul Thompson.
Police said the gun belonged to the home's resident, whom they didn't identify.
Occam's razor strikes again.Or, it could be that the guy was gunning for his son's mother.
It was probably a single gunshot that grazed or went through his leg and grazed or struck him in the head. A 1 year old is very small, and was probably crawling or laying down close to level with the gun. Perhaps on a couch or bed with the same guy playing with the gun. The shot could easily penetrate the limb of a small child and proceed to hit the head afterwards. Especialy a child in a crawling position struck from behind. The thigh and head could be along the same path from that position, and bullets can deviate from the path after striking or penetrating as well.