Father pleads guilty to attempted child endangering after 5-year-old shoots self in Middletown, court records say
Investigators believe the shooting was an accident.
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - A father pleaded guilty to an attempted child endangerment charge following an April shooting when his 5-year-old son accidentally shot himself, according to Butler County court records.
Middletown police say Fernando Enamorado, 31, was arrested after police and fire crews responded to a home on 10th Avenue around 7:15 p.m. on April 27 for a report of a gunshot wound.
When officers arrived, they found a 5-year-old had been shot in the leg, according to police.
Investigators say the child was playing with a gun he found in his father’s bedroom. They think the shooting was an accident.
The child was taken to Atrium Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Enamorado is the one who called 911. He is heard on the audio recording saying the gun was put in his dresser drawer.
The 31-year-old father will return to court on Oct. 31 for sentencing.
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