Stupid decisions by stupid people often lead to completely avoidable tragedies.
WXYZ Detroit: Detroit mother charged for unsafe storage of weapon after six-year-old killed in accidental shooting
Detroit mom decided to go to a restaurant and left her five, yes five, children ages 2 through 11 years old in her car, along with a firearm that was simply shoved under her seat and into the restaurant she went.
Left to themselves, the 11-year-old then retrieved the firearm and shot and killed the 6-year-old.
Do not leave an unsecured firearm, shoved under the front seat, which is not a good idea even if alone, and especially not where kids can get it.
The mom should have had the firearm on her person, or at the very least taken all her kids into the restaurant with her and not left them alone in the vehicle.
But, she likely couldn't take the firearm in to the restaurant with her, as while the reporting is confused, it appears she was a felon in possession at the time, as she's been charged with 4 counts of felony firearm as in addition to the gun left in the car, other firearms were also found at her house.
Tonya Charisse-Annie Johnson, 41, has been charged with:
- Firearms — Safe Storage Violations — Premises Under Individual's Control — Minor Present and Inflicted Death upon Self or Another
- Three counts of Second-Degree Child Abuse
- Four counts of Felony Firearm
In short, be responsible and do not leave your firearms where they are readily accessible to unsupervised children.

