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4-year-old dies after father accidentally shoots him in the head, Washington cops say

Police in Othello, Washington arrested a father after he accidentally shot his 4-year-old son in the head, killing him.
Police in Othello, Washington arrested a father after he accidentally shot his 4-year-old son in the head, killing him. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 4-year-old died after police say his father accidentally shot him Saturday in Washington.

Felipe Tapia-Perez, 27, of Othello, was booked into the Adams County Jail Saturday after he shot his 4-year-old son in the head, according to a news release posted on Facebook by the Othello Police Department.

Family brought the child to a local hospital before a Lifeflight helicopter transported him to a hospital in Spokane. The father cooperated with police and admitted to accidentally firing the gun, the release said.

The 4-year-old died the following day, according to the release. Perez was booked into jail for “second-degree manslaughter, possession of a stolen firearm and alien possession of a firearm.”

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Brooke Wolford
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Brooke is native of the Pacific Northwest and most recently worked for KREM 2 News in Spokane, Washington, as a digital and TV producer. She also worked as a general assignment reporter for the Coeur d’Alene Press in Idaho. She is an alumni of Washington State University, where she received a degree in journalism and media production from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
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