3-year-old shoots wanted murder suspect, leading to his arrest, Indiana cops say

A toddler shot two people in Indiana, including a murder suspect, according to local news reports, citing police.

The shooting occurred on the evening of May 18 in Lafayette after a 3-year-old child got ahold of a gun, police told WTHR.

The child fired one shot that struck two people, the outlet reported, citing officers.

One was the child’s mother, a 21-year-old from Gary, according to WISH, and the other was a 23-year-old man who was a friend of the mother.

Responding officers arrested the man, who was wanted on a murder charge in Illinois and had an active warrant on him, according to the outlet.

The injuries the pair had were not life-threatening, according to WXIN.

A spokesperson for the Lafayette Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for information from McClatchy News.

The incident was one of six shootings that occurred in the span of a week in Lafayette, according to the Lafayette Journal & Courier.

Lafayette has a population of around 70,000 and is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

This story was originally published May 19, 2023 at 6:34 PM with the headline "3-year-old shoots wanted murder suspect, leading to his arrest, Indiana cops say."