
Chicago police say a man who was charged with felony child
endangerment after his six-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his
three-year-old brother told investigators that he got the gun illegally from a
gang member.
endangerment after his six-year-old son accidentally shot and killed his
three-year-old brother told investigators that he got the gun illegally from a
gang member.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Michael Santiago
told investigators that he was a former gang member and felt he needed the gun
to protect his family.
told investigators that he was a former gang member and felt he needed the gun
to protect his family.
The shooting occurred Saturday night. Guglielmi says the
older boy and his younger brother wanted to play ‘cops and robbers’ when one of
them retrieved the loaded handgun from atop the refrigerator. The older boy
shot his younger brother in the face.
older boy and his younger brother wanted to play ‘cops and robbers’ when one of
them retrieved the loaded handgun from atop the refrigerator. The older boy
shot his younger brother in the face.
Family members took the younger boy, identified by the
medical examiner as Eian Santiago, to Norwegian American Hospital. He was later
transported in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died later
on.
medical examiner as Eian Santiago, to Norwegian American Hospital. He was later
transported in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died later
on.
The boys’ father, Michael Santiago, was charged Sunday with
one felony count of child endangerment/death for ‘knowingly’ storing the loaded
gun in the house and making it accessible to his children.
one felony count of child endangerment/death for ‘knowingly’ storing the loaded
gun in the house and making it accessible to his children.
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