CINCINNATI — A 3-year-old was injured Friday evening in West Price Hill after shooting themselves in the head with an unsecured gun, Hamilton County prosecutors said.
Officers responded to a shooting on Beech Avenue around 5:30 p.m. A captain with CPD told WCPO 9 that a 3-year-old was grazed in the head by a bullet.
The child is in "critical but stable condition," police said.
"A three-year-old cannot harm a soul. But, here we have a three-year-old hurt as a result of gun violence," Capt. Joe Richardson said.
On Saturday, 21-year-old Laronn Ellison and and 43-year-old Antonia Barrow were arraigned on charges related to child endangering and tampering with evidence.
The prosecutor's office said a firearm was left out in the Beech Avenue home where the 3-year-old had access to it. The child then shot themselves in the head.
Ellison's attorney said he was the one that called 911 after the shooting and tended to the child before first responders arrived.
Barrow's bond was set at $450,000 and Ellison's was set at $500,000. They are both set to be back in court on Jan. 2.
It's unclear if anyone else was involved in the shooting or will be facing charges.
