4-year-old dies after father accidentally shoots him in the head, Washington cops say
.jpg "Police in Othello, Washington arrested a father after he accidentally shot his 4-year-old son in the head, killing him.")
A 4-year-old died after police say his father accidentally shot him Saturday in Washington.
Felipe Tapia-Perez, 27, of Othello, was booked into the Adams County Jail Saturday after he shot his 4-year-old son in the head, according to a news release posted on Facebook by the Othello Police Department.
Family brought the child to a local hospital before a Lifeflight helicopter transported him to a hospital in Spokane. The father cooperated with police and admitted to accidentally firing the gun, the release said.
The 4-year-old died the following day, according to the release. Perez was booked into jail for “second-degree manslaughter, possession of a stolen firearm and alien possession of a firearm.”
This story was originally published March 1, 2021 at 5:08 PM with the headline "4-year-old dies after father accidentally shoots him in the head, Washington cops say."