Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders is holding a press conference to speak about charges filed against the parents of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a 3-year-old child, according to arrest citations.
The parents of the 2-year-old shot and killed in Covington have been charged with manslaughter after police said a loaded handgun was left within reach of their two young children, resulting in their child’s death.
Watch the press conference below:
LIVE: Press conference on 2-year-old fatally shot
According to his arrest citation, 21-year-old Tashaun Adams told police he and his child’s mother, 23-year-old Selena Farrell, were sleeping in their living room when they woke up to the sound of a gunshot. Adams said he saw his 2-year-old son, Khalil, bleeding and called 911.
Police said Khalil was shot in the chest. Officers who first arrived at the scene rendered aid in the middle of Warren Street before paramedics rushed Khalil to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he later died.