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two children dead, both involving careless storage of a firearm, and only one being charged
TACOMA, Wash. -
The mother of a boy who died after shooting himself with a handgun left inside a minivan in Tacoma has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Jahnisha McIntosh's friend, 23-year-old Eric Vita, was also charged with manslaughter in the March 22 death.
Pierce County prosecutors said McIntosh, 22, stopped at a gas station near Tacoma Mall just after midnight. Her 8-month-old daughter was strapped into a rear-facing car seat in the second row of a minivan and her 3-year-old son, Julio Segura-McIntosh, was in a booster seat in the third row. The booster seat was buckled using the van's standard seat belt, investigators said.
Vita, who was a passenger in the van, had a loaded 9 mm handgun in his waistband, which he removed and placed under the front passenger seat before going into the gas station, prosecutors said.
Investigators said Julio unbuckled his seat belt and came to the front of the van to ask his mother, who was still sitting in the driver's seat, for some candy. As the boy stood there, McIntosh took the gun from under the passenger seat and placed it under her seat, police said. When Vita returned to the van and started pumping gas, McIntosh went into the gas station store for food, leaving Julio unrestrained inside the vehicle, prosecutors said.
Shortly after, a gunshot came from inside the van. Julio was found on the front passenger floorboard with a gunshot wound to his head. Medics transported him to the hospital, where he died.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said the death was the result of criminal negligence.
now compare that to the following tragedy....
STANWOOD, Wash. -- The 7-year-old daughter of a Marysville police officer died Sunday after being shot by her young sibling on Saturday.
Police say at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, two children were left alone in a van parked just off Highway 532 in Stanwood.
There was a gun in the car. One of the children picked up the gun and accidentally shot the other.
Snohomish County Sheriff's Department says the van and gun is registered to a member of the Marysville Police Dept. The young girl is the daughter of the officer.
The sheriff's office says their parents were nearby when it happened.
It's not known how long the children were in the car.
It's a big loss in Stanwood and in Marysville where the girl's dad is a police officer. Flowers outside their headquarters show how deeply the accident has impacted everyone.
"It's just an awful tragedy," said Stanwood resident Mike Ofstad. "I'm amazed it could happen in a small town like this but I suppose it could happen anywhere."
Investigators are not saying if the officer's duty weapon was involved, but many in the community say they're reluctant to criticize a parent who is now facing the unthinkable.
"I know the dad is probably right now just devastated and he probably recognizes that was a mistake," said Stanwood resident Dana korte. "That just shows how quick things happen."
The girl, the oldest of four children, was a second grader at Utsalady Elementary School. There will be grief counselors at the school on Monday.
well? how about it? why no national outrage over this obvious case of discrimination?
TACOMA, Wash. -
The mother of a boy who died after shooting himself with a handgun left inside a minivan in Tacoma has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Jahnisha McIntosh's friend, 23-year-old Eric Vita, was also charged with manslaughter in the March 22 death.
Pierce County prosecutors said McIntosh, 22, stopped at a gas station near Tacoma Mall just after midnight. Her 8-month-old daughter was strapped into a rear-facing car seat in the second row of a minivan and her 3-year-old son, Julio Segura-McIntosh, was in a booster seat in the third row. The booster seat was buckled using the van's standard seat belt, investigators said.
Vita, who was a passenger in the van, had a loaded 9 mm handgun in his waistband, which he removed and placed under the front passenger seat before going into the gas station, prosecutors said.
Investigators said Julio unbuckled his seat belt and came to the front of the van to ask his mother, who was still sitting in the driver's seat, for some candy. As the boy stood there, McIntosh took the gun from under the passenger seat and placed it under her seat, police said. When Vita returned to the van and started pumping gas, McIntosh went into the gas station store for food, leaving Julio unrestrained inside the vehicle, prosecutors said.
Shortly after, a gunshot came from inside the van. Julio was found on the front passenger floorboard with a gunshot wound to his head. Medics transported him to the hospital, where he died.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said the death was the result of criminal negligence.
now compare that to the following tragedy....
STANWOOD, Wash. -- The 7-year-old daughter of a Marysville police officer died Sunday after being shot by her young sibling on Saturday.
Police say at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, two children were left alone in a van parked just off Highway 532 in Stanwood.
There was a gun in the car. One of the children picked up the gun and accidentally shot the other.
Snohomish County Sheriff's Department says the van and gun is registered to a member of the Marysville Police Dept. The young girl is the daughter of the officer.
The sheriff's office says their parents were nearby when it happened.
It's not known how long the children were in the car.
It's a big loss in Stanwood and in Marysville where the girl's dad is a police officer. Flowers outside their headquarters show how deeply the accident has impacted everyone.
"It's just an awful tragedy," said Stanwood resident Mike Ofstad. "I'm amazed it could happen in a small town like this but I suppose it could happen anywhere."
Investigators are not saying if the officer's duty weapon was involved, but many in the community say they're reluctant to criticize a parent who is now facing the unthinkable.
"I know the dad is probably right now just devastated and he probably recognizes that was a mistake," said Stanwood resident Dana korte. "That just shows how quick things happen."
The girl, the oldest of four children, was a second grader at Utsalady Elementary School. There will be grief counselors at the school on Monday.
well? how about it? why no national outrage over this obvious case of discrimination?
