Jackson County autopsy results from two boys show the half-brothers were fatally shot as a result of an apparent accidental homicide-suicide on Wednesday morning in Jackson, Ohio.
Jackson officials say 12-year-old Austin Wiseman put a .44 caliber handgun to his chin and shot himself in the head after accidentally shooting 9-year-old Blake Campbell.
Officials say the two bodies were found just feet apart on the second floor of their grandparents’ home on E. South St., along with the gun and hollow-point bullets.
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations spent more than nine-hours investigating the scene. Neighbors say this is something they would never expect in their community.
"Nothing like this happens here," Bartam said. "It's very sad. It's heartbreaking." The boys were left home alone while their grandparents were visiting a local hospital.
What they meant to say is the grandparents left them alone WITH ACCESS TO A HANDGUN while they were visiting the hospital.
Like most people who have "gun accidents," this Ohio boy had probably been raised with guns and gun safety. His parents and grandparents probably de-mystified guns for him. Yet, look what happened.
The grandparents should be in jail for child endangerment and for having allowed access to firearms to minor children.
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That very well might happen Mike. There is nothing in the story to suggest that there wont be charges. You also have no idea how the children were raised. The decision to charge a person is in the hands of the prosecuting attorney which in many cases, an elected position. They have to decide what to charge based on evidence and the likelihood of a successful conviction.
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