3-year-old shoots, kills self with unsecured gun; Mother charged

A 3-year-old is dead after shooting himself in Columbus on Monday.

Columbus police were called to the 6600 block of Kodiak Drive around 8:55 a.m. on reports of a child who had shot themselves, according to our news partners at WBNS.

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The toddler, identified as Carter Smith, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died.

Police said homicide detectives investigated and determined that Smith had accessed an unsecured gun inside the apartment and shot himself…

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