Eric Klyaz, 10, was killed while he and a neighbor were playing with a gun found in the garage of the girl's family. (Fox-5 San Diego)
Los Angeles Times further to our other post
A San Diego man has been arrested on three felony charges in connection with the accidental shooting death of a 10-year-old boy, officials said.
Eric Klyaz was killed June 4 when he and a 9-year-old neighbor were playing with a gun they found in the girl's garage and the weapon discharged, according to the county medical examiner.
The gun was owned by the girl's father, Todd Conrad Francis.
Francis, 52, surrendered to police Tuesday afternoon and was booked into county jail on charges of child endangerment, negligent storage of a firearm, and involuntary manslaughter. He left jail Tuesday night after posting $100,000 bail.
The two children were playing in the garage of Francis' condo in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood. The girl was not injured.
The boy, a fourth-grade student, died of a gunshot to the chest. Court documents identify the gun as a Sig-Sauer 9.
Before his arrest, Francis had insisted the gun was unloaded, hidden and kept in a separate spot from the ammunition. The charges indicate that investigators do not believe him.
One dead kid, but how many other victims are there? The little girl who fired the gun will never be the same. The indicted gun owner and his entire family are ruined. And let's not forget the grieving family of the 10-year-old victim.
One stupid irresponsible gun owner and we have wide-spread destruction. And Greg keeps touting his percentage of dead kids divided by total number of gun owners. This is how the pro-gun folks downplay the true cost of gun violence.
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