INFO: 3-year-old boy dies from gunshot wound, father left firearms unsecured

KGUN 9 has obtained an interim complaint detailing the events surrounding the death of a 3-year-old boy in South Tucson on Wednesday morning.

The document says 23-year-old Anthony Noriega, the father of the boy killed, was getting ready for work when he heard a loud bang and then saw his child on the floor.

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Noriega admitted to leaving firearms unsecured around the house. He also claimed he saw two of his children observe him place the firearm in a drawer. He said the boy knew a gun was in the drawer.

The father also claimed he always left a round in the chamber…

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