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3-year-old involved in multiple shootings, leading to arrests and charges.
crime3 years ago

3-year-old involved in multiple shootings, leading to arrests and charges.

A 3-year-old child accidentally shot and injured two people, including a man wanted for murder in Illinois, at an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana. The victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The child's mother was one of the victims, and the other was a friend visiting the apartment. The friend, Trayshaun Smith, was arrested on an active murder warrant issued out of Cook County, Illinois. It is unclear how the child accessed the gun or what type of weapon was used.

Arrest made in connection to 3-year-old shooting incident.
crime3 years ago

Arrest made in connection to 3-year-old shooting incident.

A three-year-old child accessed a gun and fired a single round, injuring two people in an apartment complex in Lafayette, Indiana. The incident led to the arrest of Trayshaun Smith, who was wanted for murder in neighboring Cook County, Illinois. Smith visited a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and investigators later determined that the shooting occurred at the apartment complex. The Lafayette Police Department did not provide details about the relationship between the three-year-old shooter and victims.