father has sadly died after his two-year-old son reportedly shot him in the back when playing around with a gun. The incident occurred at around 8.40pm on Saturday in St Louis in Missouri, US.
The man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene after police found him unconscious and not breathing. At the time of the shooting a woman was also at the home in the Peabody Darst Webbe neighbourhood, south of downtown St Louis.
It is not yet clear whether the woman will be facing any charges in relation to the incident, with homicide detectives currently investigating what happened.
St Louis Police Department told Newsweek that there were no further updates to the investigation as of Monday afternoon.Local gun safety advocates have described the.
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