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6yr-old New Jersey Boy Finds Loaded Illegal Handgun, Kills 5yr-old Friend
21 December 2009
Associated Press
PATERSON,New Jersey - Police have arrested a 23-year-old man they say left an illegal, loaded handgun in the bedroom he shared with a 5-year-old child.
The child was accidentally shot and killed by a 6-year-old relative after the two boys discovered the gun while playing.
Jalik Jones was charged Monday with reckless manslaughter and firearms violations.
Five-year-old Daron Mayes was shot in the back of the head around 8:20 p.m. Sunday in his Paterson home.
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