BLACK: 4-year-old GA boy shoots, kills self when mother’s (BM) boyfriend leaves gun unattended

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4-year-old GA boy shoots, kills self when mother’s boyfriend leaves gun unattended

The investigation is ongoing.

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4-year-old GA boy shoots, kills self when mother’s boyfriend leaves gun unattended​

By WSBTV.com News StaffOctober 21, 2024 at 1:22 pm EDT

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GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — A four-year-old boy who was left unattended fatally shot himself in a car, according to Georgia police.
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The shooting happened Wednesday, just before 7:30 p.m. at a home on Habersham Street.

Glynn County investigators said the child was left unattended in a car with an unsecured handgun. The child was rushed to the Southeast Georgia Health System on Parkwood Drive in Brunswick.
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When police arrived at the hospital, the child was in critical condition. The child was then taken to UF Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., where he died from his injury.
Following the investigation, GCPD investigators arrested Joshua Codogan, 25, of Brunswick. Codogan is the child’s mother’s boyfriend.
Codogan is charged with murder in the second degree and tampering with evidence.
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The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Glynn County Police Department at 912-554-3645 or anonymously via Silent Witness at 912-264-1333.

 

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GA 4-year-old fatally wounded when left unattended in car with handgun, police say

A 25-year-old who was dating the child's mother has been arrested and is facing murder charges.

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GA 4-year-old fatally wounded when left unattended in car with handgun, police say​

A 25-year-old who was dating the child's mother has been arrested and is facing murder charges.

Author: First Coast News (On Your Side), Tobie Nell Perkins

Published: 3:37 PM EDT October 17, 2024

Updated: 5:49 PM EDT October 17, 2024

Joshua Codogan, 25, who was dating the boy's mother, has been arrested in the case.​

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A four-year-old was fatally wounded when he was left unattended in a car with an unsecured gun Wednesday, the Glynn County Police Department said.

The child was taken to a Brunswick hospital in critical condition and police were called to the hospital at about 7:23 p.m.

He was transferred to UF Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, where he died of his injuries.



GCPD investigators and crime scene technicians launched an investigation and were able to determine that the incident happened at a residence on Habersham Street. This is where the child was left unsupervised with the gun.

Joshua Codogan, 25, who was dating the boy's mother, has been arrested in the case.

He is charged with second degree murder and tampering with evidence.