A Chicago man is facing gun charges after his tot boy fired fatal shots hitting his 22-year-old mother while they sat inside a parked car, police said.
Daejah Collins was struck in the neck and died after her 3-year-old son found the unsecured gun inside the car where the family, including the child’s father, was reportedly sitting.
The incident occurred outside a Dolton’s Food for Less store on Saturday. 23-year-old Romell Watson, the boy’s dad, was arrested on unlawful use of weapon charges.
Police said that although Watson legally owned the gun, he did not have a concealed carry permit. Investigators had to question the toddler with the help of a specialist to confirm Watson’s narrative.
“The child said he was the one who fired the gun. We are confident he fired the gun,” police said.
