Waterbury police arrested a man in connection to a shooting that injured a 2-year-old boy last week.
Kharis Samuels, 20, of 37 Ridgeway Ave. in Waterbury, turned himself into police on Monday. He faces a slew of charges for allegedly firing a gun that left a 2-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his torso, according to the Waterbury Police Department.
On June 21, the 2-year old was in a walker in his home on Pinecrest Drive in Waterbury where he lived with his grandmother and siblings, police said.
Samuels, a friend of the toddler’s older brother, was hanging out at the home and was allegedly showing off a gun. The gun allegedly accidentally fired and one bullet struck the toddler, police said.
The 2-year old was rushed to the emergency room by his family and then taken by Life Star to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. As of Tuesday, the toddler was in stable condition and recovering at CCMC, police said.
Police issued a warrant for Samuel’s arrest and were looking for him for days. They put out a notice that Samuels may be armed and dangerous since the gun used in the shooting was not found at the scene.
Upon turning himself in at Waterbury police headquarters, Samuels was charged with first-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, illegal transfer of a pistol or revolver, criminal use of a weapon, carrying a pistol without a permit, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle and risk of injury to a child.
He was being held in lieu of a $750,000 bond and was set to be arraigned on Tuesday, police said.
