Ankeny father pleads not guilty in 4-year-old’s shooting death
ANKENY, Iowa (KCRG) - Akeem Jamal Holmes, the father of the 4-year-old who shot herself with his handgun, has pled not guilty to charges of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person, involuntary manslaughter, and making firearms available to a minor.
According to court documents, Akeem Jamal Holmes left a loaded 9mm handgun in the living room of his residence unsupervised with his 4-year-old child Savannah and her brother. The victim and her brother were in high chairs when two men started pounding on the front door. Their father grabbed a gun, set it on the couch, and then answered the door.
That’s when the kids got out of their seats.
Investigators say the child was shot by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she died from her injuries.
A jury trial is scheduled for October 3rd, 2022.
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