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Yonnie3

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Tue May 22, 2018, 05:14 PM May 2018

Louisa County Sheriff's Office Investigating Fatal Shooting of Young Boy

An upsetting story. "There is no way that they would leave a loaded gun out. They're good people, they're Christians." What does the gun have to do with being Christian?

Posted: May 22, 2018 10:52 AM EDT
Updated: May 22, 2018 4:35 PM EDT
Edited by John Early

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) -

The Louisa County Sheriff's Office is working to figure out how a 2-year-old boy was shot and killed while playing with his brother.

Tyler “Ty” Aponte was shot around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Authorities say his 4-year-old brother thought the gun was a toy when he accidentally shot Tyler.

Deputies responding to the Bakers Branch Road home found Tyler with a gunshot wound to the chest and not breathing. They performed CPR, and the child was transported to the University of Virginia Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

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Linda Eddy, a neighbor, said she has no idea how the children could have found a gun: "There is no way that they would leave a loaded gun out. They're good people, they're Christians. They're good people, and take care of their children and make sure they have everything they need."

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http://www.nbc29.com/story/38247959/louisa-shooting-05-22-2018
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