Phoenix, AZ – A Phoenix father, Irvin Eduardo Ramos-Jimenez, has been charged after his 9-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his 5-year-old sister, Layla Ramos, with an AR-style rifle that was allegedly stored in the child’s bedroom.
Incident Details and Charges
On June 3, Ramos-Jimenez’s young son reportedly found the unsecured AR-style rifle that was stored in his bedroom by his father. After discovering the firearm, the boy tragically shot his younger sister, Layla, in the torso.
Upon hearing the loud bang, Ramos-Jimenez, 33, rushed into his son’s bedroom and found his daughter critically injured. Neighbors reported seeing the boy running out of the house, screaming after the incident.
Phoenix police officers responded to a report of a critically injured child at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Broadway Boulevard, where they confirmed that Layla had suffered a gunshot wound…