COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police, city and community leaders are emphasizing the importance of locking up guns to keep them away from children.
The call comes after a 9-year-old boy was injured Wednesday in an accidental shooting; a 27-year-old man is now facing charges in connection with the incident.
Columbus Division of Police data shows there have been 15 accidental shootings in Columbus this year, four of them fatal. Police and community leaders said all of them were preventable.
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