Indiana mom charged after 2-year-old fatally shot himself while she fed infant
01/14/2021 1:37 pm PST
via WANE:
FAIRMOUNT, Ind. (WANE) -- The mother of a 2-year-old boy who shot himself to death with a handgun at their Fairmount home in December was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 6, on a charge of neglecting a dependent resulting in death.
Caci Jo Seals, 22, was taken into custody, made an initial appearance in Grant County Circuit Court, and was held in the Grant County Jail on $100,000 bond.
Indiana State Police say Seals was feeding her infant in a front room of their home while the toddler was in a bedroom at around 12:15 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2020. The 2-year-old found a loaded handgun in the room, pulled the trigger and was struck by a bullet. He was pronounced dead at Marion General Hospital.
Police said the gun is a Ruger 9mm handgun.
