Houston convicted felon arrested after child injured in accidental shooting

The Brief

  • Nicholas Zepeda-Quintanilla has been charged with injury to a child after the accidental shooting of a child.
  • Zepeda-Quintanilla is accused of bringing a loaded firearm not secured with a trigger lock into an apartment and putting the weapon on the shelf, records state.
  • The child was taken to the hospital after accidentally shooting himself.
  • At this time, the child’s condition is still unknown.

HOUSTON A previously convicted felon has been charged in connection to the shooting of a child at an apartment complex in southeast Houston.

Convicted felon arrested in accidental child shooting

According to court documents, Nicholas Zepeda-Quintanilla, has been charged with injury to child.

Zepeda-Quintanilla is accused of bringing a loaded firearm not secured with a trigger lock into the home and putting the weapon on the shelf, records state.

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