ST. LOUIS — A 19-year-old man has been charged after a toddler shot herself in the leg last month.
Ishmale Woodward was charged with endangering the welfare of a child Tuesday.
On Jan. 10, police were called to the 1600 block of Pine Street just before 11 p.m. for a shooting.
Woodward told officers he was in his living room with the 4-year-old and left his loaded gun on the couch while he went into the kitchen.
That’s when the toddler picked up the gun and shot herself.
The charge, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, is a misdemeanor. Woodward was issued a summons and has a court date set for March 3.
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