Parent charged after 2-year-old shot in parking lot

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – A parent has been charged with felony child neglect after a 2-year-old was shot in Richmond earlier this month.

At a crime briefing on Thursday, Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said Ketrell Jackson, 21, was charged in the April 1 shooting in the 1900 block of West Main Street.

Witnesses say they heard an argument before the shots and believe whoever fired the gun knew the 2-year-old victim, saying a group came to the Family Dollar parking lot together…

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