A 4-year-old killed himself with a gun last month in a Chester County home. Now, his 18-year-old brother and another man are charged.
A Coatesville teenager and another man are charged in connection to the Feb. 28 shooting death of Roman Aguilera Ortiz, 4. The teenager, Victor Lara Ortiz, is the little boy's older brother, authorities said.The older brother of a little boy found dead last month from a self-inflicted gunshot wound allegedly left the loaded Glock handgun out in the open before the shooting occurred, authorities in Chester County, Pennsylvania, said Tuesday.
Lara Ortiz has been charged with manslaughter and illegal possession of a firearm. He allegedly obtained the handgun from a straw purchaser. That person, identified as William Thomas, 31, also of Coatesville, has been charged as well, authorities said. Before leaving his house , Lara Ortiz left his bedroom door open and unlocked with a loaded semi-automatic Glock-model pistol unholstered and unsecured on a table in his bedroom," Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Tuesday at a press conference announcing the arrests."There were no safety precautions made whatsoever to secure the gun in any way. Police confirmed that Roman entered the room, took the firearm from the table and accidentally shot himself one time in the head.
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