A thee-year-old boy shot two people – one of whom was a murder suspect – with a single bullet, police in the US have said.
The incident in Lafayette, Indiana, led to the arrest of a man wanted on suspicion of a murder in Illinois, local police revealed. Trayshaun Smith, 23, was arrested after he went to hospital with a gunshot wound on Thursday, said Lt. Justin Hartman of the Lafayette Police Department.
“It was determined that a three-year-old child at that location accessed a gun and fired one round striking two people,” said Lt Hartman. The two injured people – Smith and child’s mother – were both treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the Franciscan Health Lafayette East Hospital.
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However, police discovered that Smith was on an active murder warrant from neighbouring Cook County, Illinois, and he was arrested. Lafayette Police Department said it is coordinating with police in Markham, Illinois, regarding the arrest, reports ABC news.
