Reports: Boy, 3, fatally shoots his 5-year-old friend
Kansas man faces charges of child abuse resulting in death and criminal negligence, KSNW says
NBC News and msnbc.com
updated 12/24/2011 6:35:41 AM ET
A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a 5-year-old friend on Friday, according to reports.
NBC station KSNW reported that a 23-year-old Kansas man was arrested following the incident in Lakewood, Colorado. He faces charges of child abuse resulting in death and criminal negligence, KSNW said.
The Denver Post identified the suspect as Adam Dean Laham. It reported that he was a family friend who was staying at the apartment.
Bonnie Marin, a spokeswoman for the Lakewood Police Department, told the newspaper that she was unable to confirm whether Laham was in the home at the time of the fatal shooting, which occurred at 9:45 a.m. local time Friday.
KCNC reported that the 5-year-old had been shot in the chest. It said that Laham was the 3-year-old boy's father.
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