Man charged for leaving gun unattended after ‘young child’ dies from gunshot in Rock Hill: Police

ROCK HILL, S.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — A young child who showed up to a hospital with a gunshot wound Friday night has passed away, according to the Rock Hill Police Department.

According to the Rock Hill Police Department, the “young child” arrived at Piedmont Medical Center just before 8 p.m. Sept. 20 with a gunshot wound. The child died of their injuries early Saturday morning, police said.

Detectives confirmed the incident happened at a residence on Barrow Court in Rock Hill.

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Investigators say the firearm was left unsecured in the master bedroom and children were able to access it. The victim and another child were playing with the gun when the shooting happened.

Kunle Lawal Laguda Jr., 39, was identified as the one responsible for leaving the firearm in a place where children can reach it. He was taken to the Rock Hill Jail and charged with unlawful neglect of a child for placing the children at unreasonable risk of physical harm for having the firearm accessible, officials said. He was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain crimes as he was prohibited from possessing firearms.

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