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North Carolina 2-year-old toddler shot and accidentally killed himself after finding his dad’s loaded gun in his pickup truck
- Warren Bennett Oser, 2, accidentally shot himself in the head and killed himself on Oct. 15 after finding his father’s loaded gun in his pickup truck
- Prosecutors say he climbed into his father’s truck through an open door, where he found the .40-caliber handgun in the front seat
- He then started playing with the gun when he shot himself
- Boy’s father Tyler Oser will now be charged with failing to properly and safely secure his firearms to protect minors
A toddler in North Carolina died tragically last month after finding his father’s loaded gun in his pickup truck and accidentally shooting himself in the head.
Police found two-year-old Warren Bennett Oser suffering a gunshot wound to his head after responding to reports of a shooting at a home in Benson just before 6 p.m. on Oct. 15.
Prosecutors say the boy climbed into his father’s pickup through an open door, where he found the loaded Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun in the front seat.
He then started playing with the weapon and accidentally shot himself in the head.
Both the boys’ parents were home at the time, prosecutors say, and he was promptly rushed to Johnson Medical Center Clayton, where he was pronounced dead.
The boy’s father, Tyler Oser, will now be charged with failing to properly and safely secure his firearms to protect minors, the Johnston County District Attorney’s Office said. announced on Monday.
Warren Bennett Oser, 2, died of a gunshot wound to his head after accidentally shooting himself on Oct. 15
Family described Warren – whom they called Bennett – as a “free spirit with a wild soul who always kept us on our toes”
The boy’s father, Tyler Oser, will now be charged with failing to properly and safely secure his firearms to protect minors. They are pictured here with the boy’s mother, Emily
“My heart goes out to the parents grieving the loss of their son,” District Attorney Susan Doyle said in a statement.
However, she added: “These tragedies are 100 percent preventable by safely storing all weapons away from underage children, as required by law.
“This isn’t about lawful possession of guns,” Doyle noted. “This is about the responsibility of gun owners to protect minors by ensuring that guns are kept safely away from children.”
After the shooting, relatives gathered at Oser’s Benson’s home to support the parents, Emily and Tyler.
“We need to raise money for a funeral we never expected, for a 2-year-old,” a family member said WRAL news.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe founded to support the parents, has raised more than $22,000 for the grieving family.
Prosecutors say the young boy climbed into the pickup through an open door and found the .40-caliber handgun in the front seat
The toddler was only 2 years old when he shot himself. In an obituary, his family wrote: ‘Although his life was short, his spirit and memory live on in his family and friends’
in a obituary Posted online, the toddler’s family remembered Warren — whom they named Bennett — for all his favorite things, like “help Dada work.”
It described the toddler as a “free spirit with a wild soul who always kept us on our toes.”
“Bennett was a happy child who loved everyone in his life very much,” it reads. “Every day he went down his list of favorite people he would try to visit.”
“Although his life was short, his spirit and memory live on in his family and friends.”