Police: Man arrested after leaving 3 children unattended in car with a gun, knife in New Hampshire

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By Jessica Goodman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man was arrested in New Hampshire after leaving three children unattended in a car with a gun and knife inside, police say.

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Manchester NH Police said that on the Fourth of July around 5:20 p.m., officers were called out to a Walmart after receiving a call about three young children inside of a car unattended.

Police said that Tyler Kennedy, 27, came out of Walmart and walked over to the car soon after police arrived. During their investigation, police found a loaded gun and knife in a backpack in the car that the children were able to access.

When officers arrived, according to WFXT, they found the children — an 8-month-old, a 1-year-old and a 9-year-old — in the back of the car. The car was locked and running.

Kennedy has been booked on three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to WFXT.