Madison man pleads guilty after child shoots self in head

MADISON, Wis. — A 35-year-old Madison man accused of child neglect after a six-year-old child shot themselves in the head at the Harmony Apartments in May 2025 pleaded guilty, online court records show.

Zeyheari Powell, 35, is charged with neglecting a child with the consequence being great bodily harm.

Police reported that a gun was left out within reach of the child, and two other children were inside the home but were not hurt on May 26, 2025. It was reported that Powell, who had been watching the children, legally owned the gun…

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