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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A Pima County father has been arrested following the accidental shooting of his four-year-old child on Oct. 8.
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accidental shooting near the 2500 block of West Curtis Road shortly before 5 p.m. after hearing reports that a four-year-old boy had shot himself in the foot.
The PCSD said that the child’s father, 31-year-old Tyler Lake, left a firearm unsecured and accessible to the child.
According to court documents 13 News obtained, the firearm was left on a dresser in the master bedroom while two of Lake’s children were in the bedroom unattended.
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The child was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Lake was arrested on one count of child abuse and two counts of child endangerment. He appeared in Pima County court on Oct. 9 and was released to pre-trial services.
Lake will appear in court again on Oct. 29 at 1:30 p.m.
Following the incident, the Arizona Department of Child Safety was notified of the incident.
The PCSD said the incident serves as a reminder that unsecured firearms pose serious consequences.
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