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According to the police statement, the 2-year-old climbed into his dad’s pickup truck through an open door and found a loaded handgun in the cab. While he was playing with the gun, it went off.
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Warren Bennett Oser was two years old.
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A North Carolina toddler found a gun in his dad’s truck and shot himself, and now the father faces criminal charges.
Investigators say they arrived at the scene in rural Johnston County to find the boy with a gunshot wound. Warren Bennett Oser, 2, was rushed to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.
Detectives believe the 2-year-old climbed into his dad’s pickup truck through an open door and found a loaded handgun in the cab. Authorities say that he began to play with the gun and accidentally shot himself.
According to ABC 11, the boy’s father, Warren Tyler Oser, is charged with failure to properly and safely store his firearms to protect minors.
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office tells the station that the boy’s death was an “unfortunate accident.”
The boy’s sudden death has left his family in shock.
“We’re having to raise money for a funeral we never expected for a 2-year-old,” a family member told WRAL News. Community members have raised more than $20,000 on a GoFundMe page to cover the boy’s funeral expenses.
In an online obituary, family members remembered the sunny toddler.
“Bennett was a free spirit with a wild soul who always kept us on our toes,” his parents wrote. “He loved to run naked, play with dinosaurs, work with Daddy, snuggle with Mama and play outside.
“Bennett was a happy child who loved everyone in his life deeply,” the obituary continued. “Every day, he would go down his list of favorite people to try and visit. Though his life was brief, his spirit and memory lived on in his family and friends. We are grateful and blessed that God chose us to be his parents and let us watch over him for even the short time he had on earth.”
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