COLUMBUS — Columbus police in Ohio have charged a 14-year-old in the shooting death of his 2-year-old nephew on the Northeast Side.
The teen told investigators he was babysitting the toddler and his 1-year-old niece in a Monroe Avenue home on Wednesday night when the gun he was handling discharged, striking the boy.
The toddler was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where he died. The niece was not injured.
Police have charged the uncle with reckless homicide and evidence tampering.
No other information is available.