MINNEAPOLIS — Investigators believe a toddler accidentally shot a man to death in 2022 in the Twin Cities, and the child’s father is now facing criminal charges.
Marlon Jermaine White, 22, was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting in late September 2022, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.
Court documents state the victim was shot inside a Brooklyn Park residence. His friend called 911, and officers arrived to find the caller giving the victim chest compressions. Police say a bullet pierced the victim’s “left pectoral muscle underneath his armpit.” He later died at a local hospital.
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White was also inside the residence when officers were there, and the criminal complaint states he allegedly first told officers he didn’t know where the gun was, but later said he brought it to his car after the shooting. Police then retrieved it for evidence, and later confirmed the shell casing at the scene matched White’s gun.