Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot
January 05, 2009 9:08 PM EST
JACKSON, Ohio - Police say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter. Nathan Beavers, 18, was hospitalized Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side after the shotgun attack. Police say another teen was also injured.
Witnesses told police the child was angry because Beavers accidentally stepped on his foot. Beavers was watching the child at a mobile home in Jackson with several other teenagers and several other children.
Jackson County Sheriff John Shasteen says authorities are investigating. The child has not been charged.
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What are they waiting for??? Get on the ball people CHARGE this 4 year old with something, lock him up, stand him in a corner.. SOMETHING.... There are random teenagers at risk....
Can we all say it together.. SUPERVISION.. and repeat... SUPERVISION....
Now lets see what the parents have to say about WHY this kid had the access, the ammunition and the ability to shoot his big footed sitter....
4 comments:
You said it... SUPERVISION and how the heck did he get ahold of the gun?!? Yikes!
Oh. My. God. This gets my "Stupidest Parenting Moment of the Year" award.
Well, I have to confess it's a tie. I recently heard of a young mother who was pulled over at 3 a.m. New Years Eve b/c she was driving in excess of 80 mph down the highway. The wrong way. With her 21 month old child in the back.
I was gonna say what Lori said, so I will. Oh. My. God. How the hell does a 4 year old get that kind of rage and thought to grab a gun to shoot someone? Oh I know - the type of television shows/video games he's probably exposed to.
I hope that he gets the help he needs to control his emotions and on the right track before he ends up killing someone!!
This child not only needs help his parents need help and they need supervisied parenting while they go to their classes.
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