A Chicago man with a lengthy criminal history is facing felony charges after a 2-year-old boy allegedly found his loaded handgun and fatally shot himself inside a Pullman home. Prosecutors said Jamonte Shaw found a loaded 9mm handgun belonging to 31-year-old Johnny Hughes inside the home they shared with Jamonte’s mother and siblings in the 900 block of East 104th Street.
At the time of the shooting, Hughes was asleep on a couch in the residence while Jamonte’s mother was in the kitchen with her 9-year-old and a 4-month-old. Sometime around 12:41 p.m., Jamonte allegedly found Hughes’ firearm and shot himself, prosecutors said.
His mother rushed into the living room and found Jamonte on the floor with the handgun lying beside him, according to prosecutors. She called 911, and paramedics took Jamonte to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He would have turned 3 years old on June 12…